MetaSlider vs Photo Gallery by 10Web
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| Feature | MetaSlider v3.113.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Photo Gallery by 10Web v1.8.48 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | September 30, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | MetaSlider Slideshow · MetaSlider Slideshow Pro ($) | Photo Gallery · Premium Photo Gallery by 10Web ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Responsive galleries with a lightbox and slideshows; Gallery and slideshow widgets in the free version; Instagram and video embeds |
| Cons | 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 | Several views and the tag widget need Premium; Upgrade messages appear in the gallery editor; Large plugin with many views and an extra remote library |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($), Premium themes and custom theme builder ($) | Gallery shortcode, Galleries, albums and image tags as post types, Gallery and slideshow widgets, Tag cloud widget ($), Instagram gallery import, Vimeo video lookup for galleries, Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, Premium upgrade notices on locked views |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Instagram, Vimeo |
| Plugins | Elementor, Polylang, MetaSlider Slideshow Pro ($) | Elementor |
| Other | — | 10Web |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | graph.instagram.com, core.10web.io, api.wordpress.org |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 1 |