Page Builder by SiteOrigin vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Page Builder by SiteOrigin v2.38.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 400,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Page Builder by SiteOrigin · SiteOrigin Premium ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Responsive row and column layouts built by drag and drop; Works with standard WordPress widgets; Usable in the classic editor, block editor and widget areas | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Premium add-ons are sold separately from SiteOrigin; Layouts library fetches templates from siteorigin.com; Some extra widgets come from the separate SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle | 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 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Drag-and-drop row and column builder, Standard WordPress widgets inside layouts, Layout block for the block editor, Layouts library download and browse, siteorigin_widget shortcode, Compatibility with Yoast SEO and Rank Math, Compatibility with Polylang, Premium upgrade link ($) | Import sliders and templates from the vendor API, Find sliders used on a page by URL, Google Fonts CSS fetched and cached locally, Premium sliders need a Pro licence ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Polylang, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | SiteOrigin layouts library | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | layouts.siteorigin.com, s.wordpress.com | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 2 |