Beaver Themer vs Elementor
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| Feature | Beaver Themer v1.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 10M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Beaver Themer ($) | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) |
| Pros | Design headers, footers, archives and 404 pages visually; Extensions for WooCommerce, ACF, WPML and The Events Calendar | Drag and drop editing with global styles and kit settings; Reusable components and nested layouts; Usage tracking is opt-in and off by default |
| Cons | Requires the Beaver Builder plugin to be active; Layout conditions need careful setup on complex sites | Forms, theme builder and popups need the Pro edition; Large plugin with many modules and admin screens; Some AI features prompt for upgrade or credits |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Theme layouts for archives, posts and 404 pages ($), WooCommerce product and shop layouts ($), ACF repeater and flexible field shortcodes ($), Conditional content with bb_logic shortcode ($), White label settings ($), The Events Calendar modules ($) | Visual page editor, Kit with global site settings and styles, REST routes for editor documents, Responsive frontend styles, Site editor for templates, Reusable components, Global classes, Nested tabs and accordion widgets, Opt-in usage tracking |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | YouTube and Vimeo |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | Beaver Builder ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($), The Events Calendar ($) | — |
| Other | — | Elementor usage tracking API |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | translate.wpbeaverbuilder.com | my.elementor.com, ms-8874.elementor.com, assets.elementor.com, go.elementor.com, elementor.com, api-eu.mixpanel.com, cdn.mxpnl.com, editor.elementor.com, assets.stg.elementor.red, assets.dev.builder.elementor.red, plugins.svn.wordpress.org |
| Shortcodes | 4 | 1 |