WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Slider 3 vs Variation Gallery Simplified

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

Variation Gallery Simplified

by Sajjad Hossain Sagor

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against fewer than 10 for Variation Gallery Simplified.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Variation Gallery Simplified about 2.
Variation Gallery Simplified has no reviews yet.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Jun 3, 2026 for Variation Gallery Simplified.
Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Variation Gallery Simplified.
Smart Slider 3 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Variation Gallery Simplified.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart Slider 3	Variation Gallery Simplified
Popular rank	#79	#60,971
Active installs	800K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	395.7K	45
Rating	4.9(1.1K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×2.50	×0.05
Last release	13 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	8.0

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