Elementor vs QuadMenu
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | QuadMenu v3.3.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) | QuadMenu · QuadMenu PRO ($) |
| 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 | Mega menus with tabs and carousel panels; Responsive mobile menu settings; Works with Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder and WooCommerce |
| 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 | Premium features need a QuadMenu PRO licence; Heavy bundled Redux framework in the plugin; Settings are numerous for simple menus |
| 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 | Theme menu locations for mega menus, Carousel panels in menus (Owl Carousel), Responsive mobile menu settings, Menu widget, Elementor widgets for QuadMenu, Divi extension for QuadMenu, Cart count and total updates in the menu, Personal, agency and developer licence tiers for PRO ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Divi, WPBakery Page Builder, Beaver Builder, Polylang |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| 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 | quadlayers.com, verify.redux.io, look.redux.io, www.googleapis.com, feedback.quadlayers.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |