Elementor vs Avada Core
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Avada Core v5.11.2 · 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 ($) | Avada Core ($) |
| 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 | Portfolio, FAQ and slider content types; Contact form element with reCAPTCHA; Slider export and import tool |
| 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 | Paid product from ThemeFusion; Built to work next to Avada Builder; Pulls language files from a GitHub repository |
| 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 | Portfolio content type and element ($), FAQ content type and element ($), Avada slider with export and import ($), Contact form with reCAPTCHA settings ($), Privacy policy element ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| Plugins | — | Polylang ($) |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | Google reCAPTCHA ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 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 | raw.githubusercontent.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 5 |