SeedProd vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | SeedProd v6.20.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 600,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 29, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | SeedProd Lite · SeedProd Pro ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Drag-and-drop coming soon and maintenance pages; Landing page builder included in the free version; Integrations for WooCommerce, EDD and ACF dynamic content | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Full builder and many blocks need the paid Pro plugin; AI generation calls the vendor API with account tokens; Usage tracking is offered during the setup wizard | Premium sliders and templates need Pro; Template import calls the vendor API; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Drag-and-drop landing page builder, Coming soon and maintenance mode rendering, AI-assisted page generation through vendor API | 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, Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | OpenAI (via SeedProd web API) | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | v4app.seedprod.test, api.seedprod.com, app.seedprod.com, seedprod-notifications.s3.amazonaws.com, www.seedprod.com, www.paypal.com | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 2 |