Elementor vs Page Builder by SiteOrigin
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Page Builder by SiteOrigin v2.38.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) | Page Builder by SiteOrigin · SiteOrigin Premium ($) |
| 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 | Responsive row and column layouts built by drag and drop; Works with standard WordPress widgets; Usable in the classic editor, block editor and widget areas |
| 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 add-ons are sold separately from SiteOrigin; Layouts library fetches templates from siteorigin.com; Some extra widgets come from the separate SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle |
| 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 | Drag-and-drop row and column builder, Standard WordPress widgets inside layouts, Layout block for the block editor, Layouts library download and browse, siteorigin_widget shortcode, Compatibility with Yoast SEO and Rank Math, Compatibility with Polylang, Premium upgrade link ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Polylang, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | SiteOrigin layouts library |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0.0 |
| 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 | layouts.siteorigin.com, s.wordpress.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 2 |