Starter Templates vs Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro
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| Feature | Starter Templates v4.7.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro v7.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Starter Templates · Essential and Business Toolkits ($) | Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) |
| Pros | Large library of free website and section templates; Works with Elementor, Spectra, Beaver Builder and the block editor; Onboarding installs the needed plugins | Premium widgets such as Instagram and Pinterest feeds; Protected content and conditional display rules; Google Sheets used as a data source for charts and tables |
| Cons | Premium templates need a toolkit licence key; AI builder and image features call external services | Needs a paid licence key from WPDeveloper; Social and review feeds depend on third-party API tokens |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Full website template import, Import of site options from a template, AI website builder, Plugin install and activation during onboarding, Licence check for premium templates ($) | Instagram feed widget ($), Pinterest feed widget ($), Protected content widget ($), Fancy chart widget with Google Sheets data ($), Google business reviews widget ($), Conditional display by visitor location ($), Mailchimp signup widget ($), Scheduled refresh of Pinterest and business profile tokens ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp ($) | |
| Storage | — | Google Sheets ($) |
| Social | — | Pinterest ($), Instagram ($), Google Business Profile ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor | Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields ($) |
| Other | ZipWP API | ipinfo.io ($), WPDeveloper licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.zipwp.com, fonts.googleapis.com, ipwho.is, api.ipify.org, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net | api.wpdeveloper.com, api.pinterest.com, graph.instagram.com, sheets.googleapis.com, oauth2.googleapis.com, mybusiness.googleapis.com, ipinfo.io |
| Blocks | 1 | — |