Slider by 10Web vs Smart Slider 3
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| Feature | Slider by 10Web v1.2.63 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 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 | 10,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Slider by 10Web · Slider by 10Web Premium ($) | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Image and video slides with many transition effects; Shortcode and widget embedding in any location; Free core slider with a clear upgrade path | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types |
| Cons | Filmstrip, carousel and parallax need Premium; Slider import is Premium only; Large plugin footprint with a bundled admin framework | 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 | Embed sliders with the wds shortcode, Sliders stored as a custom post type, Import sliders (Premium only) ($), Premium pricing page and upgrade links in the admin, Google PageSpeed check run from the booster module | Import sliders and templates from the vendor API, Find sliders used on a page by URL, Google Fonts CSS fetched and cached locally, Premium sliders need a Pro licence ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Elementor | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress |
| Other | Google PageSpeed Insights API | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 5.8 | 7.0.2 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | www.googleapis.com, core.10web.io, api.wordpress.org, fonts.googleapis.com | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 2 |