CartFlows vs Essential Addons for Elementor
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| Feature | CartFlows v3.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 200,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | CartFlows · CartFlows Pro ($) | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) |
| Pros | Designed checkout, opt-in and thank-you page templates; Free core flow builder for WooCommerce; Works with Beaver Builder, Elementor and Bricks | 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 | Order bumps, upsells and most gateways need CartFlows Pro; Adds many admin screens and a flow post type to manage; Usage tracking is opt-in and some features send requests to the vendor | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Replacement checkout pages, Opt-in lead capture pages, Thank-you page order details, Frequently bought together block, Order bumps (Pro upgrade notice in free code) ($), One-click upsells (Pro upgrade notice in free code) ($), Opt-in non-sensitive usage tracking | 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 | Facebook Pixel | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) |
| Social | Pinterest tag | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Beaver Builder | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms |
| Other | — | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | cartflows.com, credits.startertemplates.com, my.cartflows.com, templates.cartflows.com, webhook.ottokit.com, app.ottokit.com | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com |
| Blocks | 4 | — |
| Shortcodes | 6 | — |