Essential Addons for Elementor vs Max 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 | Max Mega Menu v3.10.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | September 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | Max Mega Menu · Max Mega Menu Pro ($) |
| 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 | Mega menus with widgets, blocks or custom HTML; Built-in theme editor for menu styling; Placed by block, shortcode, widget or Elementor |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Sticky, tabbed, search and other advanced features need Pro; Pro is a separate paid add-on with its own licence; Adds its own styles and scripts to the front end |
| 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 | Mega menu panels with widgets and blocks, Shortcodes for placing a menu, Elementor widget for placing a menu, Built-in theme editor for menu styles, Icon library for menu items, Pro features such as sticky, tabbed and vertical menus ($) |
| 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, Divi, WPML, Polylang |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 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 | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |