Essential Addons for Elementor vs uCalc
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | uCalc v2.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 600+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | August 25, 2023 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | uCalc |
| 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 | Place a calculator with a shortcode, block or widget; Calculators are built in the uCalc service; Free plugin with no code needed |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Needs a uCalc account and connection key; Calculators are hosted and edited in the uCalc service; Plugin was last tested with WordPress 6.3 |
| 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 | uCalc shortcode to show a calculator, Gutenberg block for a calculator, Calculator widget, Connect a uCalc account with an API key, Pick a calculator from the account list, Editor button to insert a calculator |
| 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 | — |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | uCalc service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| 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 | ucalc.pro |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |