Smart Slider 3 vs Table Addons for Elementor
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| Feature | Smart Slider 3 v3.5.1.39 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Table Addons for Elementor v2.1.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | March 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) | Table Addons for Elementor · Table Addons for Elementor Pro ($) |
| Pros | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types | Builds tables with merged cells, colspan and rowspan inside Elementor; Live preview while editing the table in the Elementor panel; No limit on rows or cells in the free version |
| Cons | Premium sliders and templates need Pro; Template import calls the vendor API; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn | Icons, images, buttons, links and rich text cells need the Pro version; Requires Elementor to be installed and active; Usage tracking exists but is off until a site owner agrees |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) | Elementor table widget with repeatable rows, Merged cells, colspan and rowspan, Icon, image, button, link and rich text cells ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress | Elementor |
| Other | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) | Fusion Plugin insights server |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.2 | 6.9.4 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com | insight.fusionplugin.com, fusionplugin.com, icanhazip.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |