Essential Addons for Elementor vs Gravity Forms Mailchimp Add-On
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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 Mailchimp Add-On v5.7.2 · 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 ($) | Gravity Forms Mailchimp Add-On ($) |
| 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 | Maps fields to Mailchimp merge fields and interest groups; Double opt-in, VIP flag and marketing permission options per feed; Tags and notes sent with each subscriber |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Connection goes through the Gravity Forms licence-keyed OAuth service; Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates; Feeds need an active Mailchimp connection to pick an audience |
| 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 | Send submissions to a Mailchimp audience ($), Map form fields to Mailchimp merge fields ($), Interest groups per feed ($), Double opt-in and VIP options ($), Tags and notes per subscriber ($), Marketing permissions mapped per feed ($), Connect Mailchimp through the Gravity Forms OAuth service ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp ($) | |
| 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 | — |