Essential Addons for Elementor vs Avada Core
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Avada Core v5.11.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | Avada Core ($) |
| 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 | Portfolio, FAQ and slider content types; Contact form element with reCAPTCHA; Slider export and import tool |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Paid product from ThemeFusion; Built to work next to Avada Builder; Pulls language files from a GitHub repository |
| 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 | Portfolio content type and element ($), FAQ content type and element ($), Avada slider with export and import ($), Contact form with reCAPTCHA settings ($), Privacy policy element ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Polylang ($) |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | Google reCAPTCHA ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com | raw.githubusercontent.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 5 |