ECS - Ele Custom Skin for Elementor vs Elementor
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| Feature | ECS - Ele Custom Skin for Elementor v4.3.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 100,000+ | 10M+ |
| Last updated | October 24, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | ECS - Ele Custom Skin for Elementor · Ele Custom Skin PRO ($) | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) |
| Pros | Modular tools for colour schemes and dark mode; Container layout and editorial text widgets; Modules can be turned on or off separately | 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 | Dynamic repeater and ACF data binding need the PRO edition; Requires PHP 8.0 or later | 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 | Colour scheme and default colours tab, Dark mode kit tab, Container layout module, Editorial text widget, JSON PowerEdit editor module, Colour wheel module, Admin page to switch modules on and off, Dynamic repeater from posts, terms, ACF or JSON ($) | Visual page editor, Kit with global site settings and styles, REST routes for editor documents, Responsive frontend styles, Site editor for templates, Reusable components, Global classes, Nested tabs and accordion widgets, Opt-in usage tracking |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | YouTube and Vimeo |
| Plugins | Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields ($) | — |
| Other | — | Elementor usage tracking API |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | 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 | — | 1 |