Essential Addons for Elementor vs Gravity Forms Gutenberg Add-On (Experimental)
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Gravity Forms Gutenberg Add-On (Experimental) v1.0-rc-1.4 · 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 ($) | Gravity Forms Gutenberg Add-On (Experimental) ($) |
| 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 | Gravity Forms block to place a chosen form in the editor; Mailchimp signup block processed through the Mailchimp feed; Mailchimp connection can be made from the block editor |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Marked experimental by its author; Mailchimp block needs the Mailchimp add-on connected; Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates |
| 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 that places a chosen Gravity Form in content ($), Mailchimp signup block ($), Mailchimp authentication from the block editor ($), Loads Mailchimp audience lists into the block ($), Generic mailing list block ($), Block editor scripts and styles ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp ($) | |
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Gravity Forms ($) |
| 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 | — |
| Blocks | — | 2 |