Astra Pro vs Essential Addons for Elementor
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| Feature | Astra Pro v4.13.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra Pro ($) | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) |
| Pros | Advanced headers, sticky and mobile headers, and custom layouts; WooCommerce and LMS extensions for Astra; Typography, spacing and colour controls in the customizer | 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 a licence key and works only with the Astra theme; Several modules add many settings to the customizer | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Advanced header builder ($), Sticky header ($), Separate mobile header ($), Custom layouts and hooks with PHP content ($), Typography controls ($), Colour and background controls ($), Advanced search header ($), WooCommerce layout extensions ($) | 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 ($), Easy Digital Downloads ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | LearnDash ($), LifterLMS ($), Polylang ($) | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms |
| Other | — | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | wpastra.com, support.brainstormforce.com | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com |
| Shortcodes | 8 | — |