Beaver Themer vs Spectra Legacy
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| Feature | Beaver Themer v1.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Spectra Legacy v2.20.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Beaver Themer ($) | Spectra Legacy · Spectra Legacy Pro ($) |
| Pros | Design headers, footers, archives and 404 pages visually; Extensions for WooCommerce, ACF, WPML and The Events Calendar | Large free set of content blocks for the block editor; Popup builder and starter template library included in the free code; Styling blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms |
| Cons | Requires the Beaver Builder plugin to be active; Layout conditions need careful setup on complex sites | Receives security and compatibility fixes only, with no new features; AI and template features depend on a credit-based ZipWP service |
| 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 ($), The Events Calendar modules ($) | Free content block library (post grid, FAQ, gallery, timeline and more), Popup builder with a spectra-popup post type, Styler blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms, Block template library fetched from a remote templates server, AI content generation through Zip AI (credit-based), Google reCAPTCHA keys for form blocks, Upgrade prompts for Spectra Legacy Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Beaver Builder ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($), The Events Calendar ($) | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, ZipWP, Spectra credit server |
| Requires WordPress | — | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | translate.wpbeaverbuilder.com | api.zipwp.com, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net, metrics.brainstormforce.com |
| Blocks | — | 17 |
| Shortcodes | 4 | 1 |