Elementor vs WooCommerce Blocks
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Blocks v11.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) | WooCommerce Blocks |
| 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 | Product, filter, cart and checkout blocks for the block editor; Free and open source, maintained by Automattic and WooCommerce; Lets you try new blocks before they reach WooCommerce core |
| 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 | Feature plugin, so blocks can change or be removed; Some AI and connection features need a WordPress.com connection; Overlaps with the blocks bundled in WooCommerce core |
| 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 | Product add-to-cart and product detail blocks, Reviews by category block, Collection filter blocks, Cart and checkout blocks, AI text completion through a WordPress.com connection, Product events for Google Tag Manager |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal Standard |
| Analytics | — | Google Tag Manager |
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | WordPress.com AI text completion |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| 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 | public-api.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |