Elementor vs Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro v7.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) | Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) |
| Pros | Drag and drop editing with global styles and kit settings; Reusable components and nested layouts; Usage tracking is opt-in and off by default | Premium widgets such as Instagram and Pinterest feeds; Protected content and conditional display rules; Google Sheets used as a data source for charts and tables |
| Cons | 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 | Needs a paid licence key from WPDeveloper; Social and review feeds depend on third-party API tokens |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Instagram feed widget ($), Pinterest feed widget ($), Protected content widget ($), Fancy chart widget with Google Sheets data ($), Google business reviews widget ($), Conditional display by visitor location ($), Mailchimp signup widget ($), Scheduled refresh of Pinterest and business profile tokens ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp ($) | |
| Storage | — | Google Sheets ($) |
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | Pinterest ($), Instagram ($), Google Business Profile ($) |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields ($) |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | ipinfo.io ($), WPDeveloper licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| 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 | api.wpdeveloper.com, api.pinterest.com, graph.instagram.com, sheets.googleapis.com, oauth2.googleapis.com, mybusiness.googleapis.com, ipinfo.io |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |