Essential Addons for Elementor vs GenerateBlocks
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | GenerateBlocks v2.5.0 · 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 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | GenerateBlocks · GenerateBlocks Pro ($) |
| 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 | Lightweight core blocks for containers, grids and text; Query loop and dynamic content support; Pattern library included free |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Advanced blocks and conditions need the paid Pro add-on; Pattern library calls the vendor's pattern service; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin |
| 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 | Container, grid, headline, button and image blocks, Query loop block, Pattern library, REST endpoints for the editor |
| 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 |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | Google Fonts, GenerateBlocks pattern service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 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 | — |
| Blocks | — | 16 |