Essential Addons for Elementor vs GenerateBlocks Pro
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | GenerateBlocks Pro v2.5.0 · 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 ($) | GenerateBlocks Pro ($) |
| 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 | Display conditions to show or hide blocks; Overlays and global styles; Extra blocks such as tabs, accordions and carousels |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Paid add-on that needs a licence key; Needs the free GenerateBlocks plugin; Template library calls the vendor's library service |
| 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 | Display conditions for blocks ($), Overlay panels ($), Global styles ($), Template library ($), Licence key and updates through the vendor ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Advanced Custom Fields ($), Polylang ($), WPML ($) |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | GenerateBlocks library service ($), GenerateBlocks pattern service ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| 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 | generateblocks.com |
| Blocks | — | 22 |