Premium Addons for Elementor vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Premium Addons for Elementor v4.11.116 · 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 | October 23, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Premium Addons for Elementor · Premium Addons Pro ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Many widgets and addons for Elementor; Pinterest, TikTok and YouTube feed widgets; Optional AI agent connection, switched on in settings | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Pro-only options show upgrade notices; Sends an install and uninstall ping to the vendor without asking; Several widgets connect to third-party APIs | Premium sliders and templates need Pro; Template import calls the vendor API; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | AI agent connection over MCP (element switch), WooCommerce mini cart template, Pinterest board feed, Ready-made template library, Premium Addons Pro widgets ($), Pro display condition options ($) | 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 | ||
| Social | Pinterest API, TikTok API, YouTube Data API, Dailymotion API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | findip.net, Premium Templates API, Vendor install and uninstall ping | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | vimeo.com, api.dailymotion.com, api.findip.net, feedbackpa.leap13.com, appfb.premiumaddons.com, api.pinterest.com, premiumtemplates.io, www.googleapis.com, open.tiktokapis.com, premiumaddons.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |