Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Max Mega Menu
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| Feature | Advanced Sidebar Menu v9.8.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Max Mega Menu v3.10.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | August 24, 2026 | September 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Sidebar Menu · Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO ($) | Max Mega Menu · Max Mega Menu Pro ($) |
| Pros | Menus follow the page or category hierarchy automatically; Blocks and classic widgets for placement | Mega menus with widgets, blocks or custom HTML; Built-in theme editor for menu styling; Placed by block, shortcode, widget or Elementor |
| Cons | Some exclusion and display options need PRO; Go PRO prompts appear in the admin | Sticky, tabbed, search and other advanced features need Pro; Pro is a separate paid add-on with its own licence; Adds its own styles and scripts to the front end |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Page hierarchy sidebar menu, Category hierarchy sidebar menu, Advanced Sidebar - Pages block, Advanced Sidebar - Categories block, Classic widgets for pages and categories | Mega menu panels with widgets and blocks, Shortcodes for placing a menu, Elementor widget for placing a menu, Built-in theme editor for menu styles, Icon library for menu items, Pro features such as sticky, tabbed and vertical menus ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Divi, WPML, Polylang |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2.0 | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |