Essential Addons for Elementor vs Premium Addons for Elementor
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Premium Addons for Elementor v4.11.116 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | Premium Addons for Elementor · Premium Addons Pro ($) |
| 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 | Many widgets and addons for Elementor; Pinterest, TikTok and YouTube feed widgets; Optional AI agent connection, switched on in settings |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Pro-only options show upgrade notices; Sends an install and uninstall ping to the vendor without asking; Several widgets connect to third-party APIs |
| 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 | AI agent connection over MCP (element switch), WooCommerce mini cart template, Pinterest board feed, Ready-made template library, Premium Addons Pro widgets ($), Pro display condition options ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | Pinterest API, TikTok API, YouTube Data API, Dailymotion API |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Elementor |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | findip.net, Premium Templates API, Vendor install and uninstall ping |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Yes |
| External services | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com | vimeo.com, api.dailymotion.com, api.findip.net, feedbackpa.leap13.com, appfb.premiumaddons.com, api.pinterest.com, premiumtemplates.io, www.googleapis.com, open.tiktokapis.com, premiumaddons.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org |