Essential Addons for Elementor vs JetMenu
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | JetMenu v3.0.5 · 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 ($) | JetMenu ($) |
| 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 | Mega menus with Elementor content inside drop-down items; Mobile menu and custom menu widgets; Menu locations and WPML or Polylang compatibility |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Requires Elementor to build menus; Licence is checked against Crocoblock's API for updates; Vendor-supplied package; the free WordPress.org version is separate |
| 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 | Mega menu Elementor widget ($), Mobile menu widget and settings ($), Custom menu Elementor widget ($), Mega menu items stored as their own post type ($), Menu placement by theme location ($), REST API namespace for menu data ($), Licence activation for updates through the vendor API ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Elementor ($), Polylang ($), WPML ($) |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | Crocoblock licence API ($) |
| 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 | api.crocoblock.com |