Essential Addons for Elementor vs Strong Testimonials
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Strong Testimonials v3.3.15 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | Strong Testimonials · Strong Testimonials Pro ($) |
| 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 | Front-end submission form with moderation; Views, slideshows, widget, block and shortcodes; Average rating and count shortcodes |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Video testimonials, extra templates and imports need the paid version; Pulls remote notices and upsells from a vendor feed; Multiple overlapping views and templates to learn |
| 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 | Front-end testimonial submission form, View shortcode to display testimonials, Gutenberg block for testimonial views, Testimonial view widget, Average rating and count shortcodes, Email notifications sent through a mail queue, Privacy hooks for stored testimonial data, Pro extensions unlocked with a licence key ($) |
| 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 | Polylang, WPML |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| 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 | license.wpchill.com, wp-modula.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |