Elementor vs Under Construction
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Under Construction v5.83 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) | Under Construction · Under Construction PRO ($) |
| 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 | Many ready-made holding page designs in the free version; Simple setup to show a maintenance or coming soon page; Optional Google Analytics tracking on the holding page |
| 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 | Drag-and-drop builder and many templates need the PRO version; Licence key checks go to the vendor licensing servers when saved |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | 2 |
| 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 | Under construction, coming soon and maintenance pages for logged-out visitors, Built-in page designs selectable by URL parameter, Google Analytics tag on the holding page, PRO upgrade dialog and promo links ($), PRO license key validation against the vendor server ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | Bunny Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2 |
| 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 | license1.underconstructionpage.com, license2.underconstructionpage.com, fonts.bunny.net, www.googletagmanager.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |