Essential Addons for Elementor vs Templately
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Templately v3.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | Templately · Templately Pro ($) |
| 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 | Works with both Elementor and Gutenberg; Full site import of template packs, with an import revert module; Personal cloud storage and team workspaces |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Requires a Templately account connected to the vendor cloud; Premium templates and AI credits are paid; Large plugin with many modules and admin upsell notices |
| 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 | Insert templates in Elementor and Gutenberg, Full site import of template packs, Revert an import, My Cloud template storage, Shared team workspaces, Theme builder templates with display conditions, AI content generation for imported packs (credits) ($), MCP server and WP abilities for AI agents, Pro plugin download for subscribers ($), Templately block patterns |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph 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 | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| 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 | api.wpdeveloper.com, templately.com, app.templately.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |