Essential Addons for Elementor vs Essential Blocks
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Essential Blocks v6.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | Essential Blocks · Essential Blocks Pro ($) |
| Pros | Large set of widgets added to Elementor; Form widgets for Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms and Ninja Forms; WooCommerce product widgets such as product compare | Large block library with patterns for the block editor; WooCommerce product grid and add-to-cart blocks; Works within the standard WordPress block editor |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Several blocks and features are marked PRO; Feed and AI blocks call third-party services and need keys or accounts |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Filterable gallery widget, Data table widget, Event calendar widget with Google Calendar source, WooCommerce product compare widget, NFT gallery widget, Twitter and Facebook feed widgets, TypeForm embed widget, Essential Addons admin menu page | Block library registered from block.json files, WooCommerce product grid and add-to-cart blocks, Fluent Forms block, NFT gallery block fed by OpenSea, Openverse image search block, AI features through an OpenAI API key, Pro-only blocks and conditions flagged is_pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | Facebook Graph API, Instagram Graph API |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Fluent Forms |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | Google Maps API, OpenSea API, Openverse API, OpenAI API, Templately |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com | graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com, maps.googleapis.com, app.templately.com, api.opensea.io, api.openverse.org, api.openai.com, send.wpinsight.com |
| Blocks | — | 60 |