Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on vs Essential Addons for Elementor
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on v1.3.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | December 2, 2025 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) |
| Pros | Lightweight, with no settings page or front-end output; Returns either the full form object or just the form ID; Supports single or multiple form selection and an optional empty value | Large set of widgets added to Elementor; Form widgets for Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms and Ninja Forms; WooCommerce product widgets such as product compare |
| Cons | Needs both ACF and Gravity Forms active; Does not render the form; template code is required; Only active forms are offered in the select list | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gravity Forms field type registered in ACF, Return value as form object or form ID, Select multiple forms in one field, Optional empty selection, Field type for legacy ACF version 4, Admin notices when ACF, Gravity Forms or active forms are missing | Filterable gallery widget, Data table widget, Event calendar widget with Google Calendar source, WooCommerce product compare widget, NFT gallery widget, Twitter and Facebook feed widgets, TypeForm embed widget, Essential Addons admin menu page |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) |
| Social | — | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms |
| Other | — | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com |