Essential Addons for Elementor vs Groovy Mega Menu
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Groovy Mega Menu v1.4.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | July 3, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | Groovy Menu (free) · Groovy Mega Menu PRO ($) |
| 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 | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts; Menus saved as presets and placed by shortcode; Works with Elementor, Divi and WPML |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Pro adds mega menu blocks and more layouts; Calls Google Fonts and Grooni servers for fonts, icon packs and presets; Activating the Pro plugin alongside it deactivates Pro |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| 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 | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts, Menu presets as a custom post type, Settings screen with AJAX save, Google Fonts loaded for menu text, Local font download from the webfonts helper for admins, Icon pack install from Grooni servers on admin request, Online preset library fetched for admins, WooCommerce cart in the menu, Deactivates the Pro plugin when both are active |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Elementor, Divi, WPML |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| 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 | api.groovy.grooni.com, fonts.googleapis.com, google-webfonts-helper.herokuapp.com, license.grooni.com, updates.grooni.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |