Smart Slider 3 vs WP Table Builder
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| Feature | Smart Slider 3 v3.5.1.39 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Table Builder v2.2.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Smart Slider 3 · Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) | WP Table Builder · WP Table Builder Pro addon ($) |
| Pros | Visual layer editor with rows and columns; Works with many page builders and themes; Free edition covers core slider types | Drag and drop table building without code; Table block and shortcode for placement; Import and export of tables |
| Cons | Premium sliders and templates need Pro; Template import calls the vendor API; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn | Premium features need the Pro addon; Pro addon is delivered through Freemius; Opt-in usage tracking through Freemius SDK |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 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 ($), Pro updater referenced by the free code ($) | Table block for the block editor, wptb shortcode for placing a table, Import and export of tables, Pro addon version sync through Freemius ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields, WP Rocket, Rank Math, TablePress | — |
| Other | Smart Slider vendor API (api.nextendweb.com) | Freemius |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.nextendweb.com | api.freemius.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |