Starter Templates vs Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium)
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| Feature | Starter Templates v4.7.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium) v2.0.21 · 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 ($) | Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium) ($) |
| Pros | Large library of free website and section templates; Works with Elementor, Spectra, Beaver Builder and the block editor; Onboarding installs the needed plugins | Over 200 additional drag-and-drop widgets in the premium edition; Widget creator framework for building custom widgets; Includes everything in the free library |
| Cons | Premium templates need a toolkit licence key; AI builder and image features call external services | Licensed commercial product, updates come from the vendor store; Several widgets need third-party API keys such as OpenWeather, Google or Instagram |
| 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 ($) | Premium widget library (200+ widgets) ($), Premium feature gating for child parameters ($), Elementor widget registration ($), Forms with Google reCAPTCHA verification ($), Weather widget from OpenWeather ($), Instagram feed widget ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Instagram ($) |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | ZipWP API | Google reCAPTCHA ($), Google Places ($), OpenWeather ($), ExchangeRate-API ($), Freemius ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.zipwp.com, fonts.googleapis.com, ipwho.is, api.ipify.org, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net | api.unlimited-elements.com, v6.exchangerate-api.com, api.openweathermap.org, graph.instagram.com, api.instagram.com, places.googleapis.com, accounts.google.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |