Essential Addons for Elementor vs MailerLite - Signup forms (official)
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | MailerLite - Signup forms (official) v1.7.26 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | June 26, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | MailerLite - Signup forms |
| 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 | Embed MailerLite forms with a shortcode, block or widget; Popups and form styling set up in the MailerLite account; Free plugin for existing MailerLite users |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Needs a MailerLite account and API key; Popups and tracking load MailerLite's universal script on the front end; Forms and subscriber data live outside WordPress |
| 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 | Sign-up form shortcode, Gutenberg sign-up form block, Sign-up form widget, Embedded webform editor linked to MailerLite forms, Popups and visitor tracking through MailerLite universal script |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailerLite | |
| 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 | — |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8.2 |
| 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.mailerlite.com, connect.mailerlite.com, static.mailerlite.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |