Elementor vs Groovy Mega Menu
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Groovy Mega Menu v1.4.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | July 3, 2026 |
| Editions | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) | Groovy Menu (free) · Groovy Mega Menu PRO ($) |
| 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 | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts; Menus saved as presets and placed by shortcode; Works with Elementor, Divi and WPML |
| 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 | Pro adds mega menu blocks and more layouts; Calls Google Fonts and Grooni servers for fonts, icon packs and presets; Activating the Pro plugin alongside it deactivates Pro |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | 1 |
| 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 | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts, Menu presets as a custom post type, Settings screen with AJAX save, Google Fonts loaded for menu text, Local font download from the webfonts helper for admins, Icon pack install from Grooni servers on admin request, Online preset library fetched for admins, WooCommerce cart in the menu, Deactivates the Pro plugin when both are active |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Divi, WPML |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 4.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| 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.groovy.grooni.com, fonts.googleapis.com, google-webfonts-helper.herokuapp.com, license.grooni.com, updates.grooni.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |