Elementor vs WP Maintenance
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| Feature | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP Maintenance v6.1.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10M+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | June 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) | WP Maintenance |
| 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 | Free, with no paid edition in the code; Countdown, colours, fonts, logo and background picture settings; Social links shortcode for the holding page; Settings import and export |
| 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 | Only the bundled default theme ships in this package; The default theme loads Google Fonts from Google; Design changes beyond the settings need custom CSS |
| 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 | Maintenance page on the front end, Optional 503 status while in maintenance, Countdown on the holding page, Settings pages for colours, picture, countdown, CSS, SEO and social, Social links shortcode, Settings import and export, REST API access blocked during maintenance |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| Other | Elementor usage tracking API | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7 |
| 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 | fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |