Envira Gallery vs MetaSlider
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | MetaSlider v3.113.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | MetaSlider Slideshow · MetaSlider Slideshow Pro ($) |
| Pros | Drag and drop gallery builder that needs no code; Shortcode and block placement on any page; Galleries are stored as their own editable post type | Image and local video slides from the media library at no cost; Shortcode, widget and block placement; Pro add-on adds video services, layer and post-feed slides |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | Video services, layers and post feeds are paid only; Premium themes and scheduling need the Pro add-on; Free version shows upgrade screens in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | envira-gallery shortcode, Envira gallery block, Galleries stored as an envira post type, Setup wizard on the dashboard, REST routes to convert a WordPress gallery to Envira, Pro licence hooks that the Lite build stubs out ($) | Image slides with captions, links and SEO fields, Local video slides from the media library, Shortcodes for placing a slideshow, Slideshow widget, Slider and slide content types, Upgrade-to-Pro media tabs for video, layer, feed and WooCommerce slides, YouTube, Vimeo and TikTok video slides ($), Layer slides and external URL slides ($), Slide scheduling by date, time and weekday ($), Premium themes and custom theme builder ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Polylang, MetaSlider Slideshow Pro ($) |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 3 |