WordPress plugin comparison

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider vs Wave Slider

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

by spicethemes

7K+ installs4.3

Wave Slider

by IPSR TEAM

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider has more active installs: 7K+, against 10+ for Wave Slider.
On a typical day, Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider is downloaded about 30 times, Wave Slider about 6.
Wave Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider was updated more recently: Nov 21, 2025, against Sep 24, 2014 for Wave Slider.
Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.9.40 for Wave Slider.
Wave Slider has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider	Wave Slider
Popular rank	#2,583	#48,344
Active installs	7K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	520	148
Rating	4.3(3)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×0.43	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	5.2	–

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