Envira Gallery vs Smart Slider 3 Pro
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| 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 | Visual slider editor with block, shortcode and widget; Video and social-feed slide generators; Licensed updates through the WordPress updater |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | 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 | 2 | — |
| 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 ($) | YouTube and Vimeo video slides ($), 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 ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Social | — | YouTube ($), Vimeo ($), Instagram ($), Flickr ($) |
| 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 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | www.flickr.com, api.flickr.com, up.flickr.com, api.vimeo.com, graph.instagram.com, api.instagram.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 2 |