Crelly Slider vs Smart Slider 3 Pro
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| Feature | Crelly Slider v1.4.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Smart Slider 3 Pro v3.5.1.21 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | — |
| Last updated | January 2, 2025 | — |
| Editions | Crelly Slider | Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Free and open source with layered slides; Drag and drop builder with per-element animation; Export and import of sliders as files | Visual slider editor with block, shortcode and widget; Video and social-feed slide generators; Licensed updates through the WordPress updater |
| Cons | Video elements load YouTube or Vimeo players for visitors | Needs a paid licence activated against the vendor API; Several slide sources call third-party APIs; Admin shows activation and upgrade notices |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Layered slides with text, images and video, crellyslider shortcode, Slider admin page, Export and import of sliders, Gutenberg slider picker | YouTube and Vimeo video slides ($), Slides generated from Instagram ($), Slides generated from Flickr ($), Licence activation against the vendor API ($), Updates delivered through the WordPress updater ($), Premium slider templates limited to Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | YouTube ($), Vimeo ($), Instagram ($), Flickr ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.7 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | www.flickr.com, api.flickr.com, up.flickr.com, api.vimeo.com, graph.instagram.com, api.instagram.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 2 |