Essential Addons for Elementor vs GFChart
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | GFChart v2.0.0 · 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 ($) | GFChart ($) |
| 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 | Four chart types: pie, bar, calculation and progress bar; Charts placed with a shortcode or a Gutenberg block; Reads live Gravity Forms entry data with filters |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Requires Gravity Forms to be installed and active; Needs a licence key for updates and support; Charts depend on entry data and filters set per chart |
| 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 | Pie chart from a form field ($), Bar chart from a form field ($), Calculation chart (sum and counts) ($), Progress bar chart ($), Gutenberg block for charts ($), Shortcode for charts ($), Charts exported and imported with forms ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Gravity Forms ($) |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| 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 | gfchart.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |