Essential Addons for Elementor vs weForms
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | weForms v1.6.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | weForms · weForms Pro ($) |
| 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 builder with ready-made templates; Form entries stored and listed in the admin; Google reCAPTCHA spam protection in the free version |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Conditional logic and payments need weForms Pro; Upgrade prompts appear throughout the builder; Multi-step availability in the free builder is not settled |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | — | Yes |
| Conditional logic | — | Paid |
| Payments | — | Paid |
| Calculations | — | No |
| Entries in admin | — | Yes |
| Spam protection | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| 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 | Ready-made form templates, Email notifications on submit, Human presence check field, REST API for forms, Sidebar form widget, Import forms from Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms and WPForms, Address field ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | Appsero insights |
| Social | X (Twitter) API, Facebook Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms | Dokan, Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | Google reCAPTCHA |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.twitter.com, graph.facebook.com, send.wpinsight.com, www.googleapis.com, opensea.io, magiceden.io, api.typeform.com | www.google.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |