Essential Addons for Elementor vs Themify Builder
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Themify Builder v7.8.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 6,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | Themify Builder · Themify Builder Pro ($) |
| 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 | Drag and drop editing with front-end live preview; Large module library, including galleries, sliders, maps and opt-in forms; Works with WooCommerce, WPML and Polylang |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Advanced templates and add-ons are in the paid Builder Pro; Some features need a Themify licence key for updates; Many modules add front-end assets to each page |
| 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 | Drag and drop page builder, Map module with embedded map, Opt-in form module, Login module, Builder Pro templates ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp, Brevo, GetResponse, ConvertKit | |
| 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 | WPML, Polylang |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| 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 | vimeo.com, atlas.microsoft.com, js.hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com, cdnjs.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 5 |