Brizy vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Brizy v2.8.24 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Smart Slider 3 v3.5.1.39 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 60,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Brizy · Brizy Pro ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Front-end drag-and-drop editing with starter templates; Works with common caching, SEO and translation plugins; Free edition is usable without a paid licence | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Some elements and templates are Pro-only; Starter templates load from a remote demo server; Pro features need a separate licence | Premium sliders and templates need Pro; Template import calls the vendor API; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Front-end drag-and-drop editor for pages and projects, Starter template import from a remote demo server, Typekit font kit import, Site URL hiding and restoring in exported content, Pro extensions loaded when Brizy Pro is active ($), Maintenance mode page | Import sliders and templates from the vendor API, Find sliders used on a page by URL, Google Fonts CSS fetched and cached locally, Premium sliders need a Pro licence ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, WPML, Polylang, bbPress | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | Adobe Fonts (Typekit) | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | www.brizy.io, typekit.com, test.themefuse.com, websitebuilder-demo.net | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |