Smart Slider 3 vs Templately
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| Feature | Smart Slider 3 v3.5.1.39 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Templately v3.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) | Templately · Templately Pro ($) |
| Pros | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types | Works with both Elementor and Gutenberg; Full site import of template packs, with an import revert module; Personal cloud storage and team workspaces |
| Cons | Premium sliders and templates need Pro; Template import calls the vendor API; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn | Requires a Templately account connected to the vendor cloud; Premium templates and AI credits are paid; Large plugin with many modules and admin upsell notices |
| 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 ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) | Insert templates in Elementor and Gutenberg, Full site import of template packs, Revert an import, My Cloud template storage, Shared team workspaces, Theme builder templates with display conditions, AI content generation for imported packs (credits) ($), MCP server and WP abilities for AI agents, Pro plugin download for subscribers ($), Templately block patterns |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress | Elementor |
| Other | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com | api.wpdeveloper.com, templately.com, app.templately.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |