Elementor vs Visual Portfolio
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Visual Portfolio v3.9.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | October 24, 2026 |
| Editions | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) | Visual Portfolio · Visual Portfolio Pro ($) |
| 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 | Grid, masonry, justified, tiles, slider and carousel layouts; Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes for the same layouts; Filtering and sorting in the free version |
| 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 | Search, watermarks, social feeds and proofing need the Pro plugin; Large plugin with many blocks and patterns; Pro features are shown as upgrade notes in the free admin |
| 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 | Grid, masonry, justified, tiles, slider and carousel layouts, Tiles layout with row spans, Shortcodes for portfolio, filter and sort output, Filter and sort controls, Search control ($), Image watermarks (Pro upgrade note) ($), Social feed sources such as Instagram and YouTube (Pro upgrade note) ($), Client proofing page (Pro upgrade screen in free code) ($), Gutenberg blocks and saved layouts |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| Plugins | — | WPML, Yoast SEO, Elementor, Divi, Rank Math, Visual Portfolio Pro ($) |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 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 | — |
| Blocks | — | 24 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 3 |