Elementor vs Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium)
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium) v2.0.21 · 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 ($) | Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium) ($) |
| 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 | Over 200 additional drag-and-drop widgets in the premium edition; Widget creator framework for building custom widgets; Includes everything in the free library |
| 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 | Licensed commercial product, updates come from the vendor store; Several widgets need third-party API keys such as OpenWeather, Google or Instagram |
| 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 | Premium widget library (200+ widgets) ($), Premium feature gating for child parameters ($), Elementor widget registration ($), Forms with Google reCAPTCHA verification ($), Weather widget from OpenWeather ($), Instagram feed widget ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | Instagram ($) |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | Google reCAPTCHA ($), Google Places ($), OpenWeather ($), ExchangeRate-API ($), Freemius ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| 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.unlimited-elements.com, v6.exchangerate-api.com, api.openweathermap.org, graph.instagram.com, api.instagram.com, places.googleapis.com, accounts.google.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |