Essential Addons for Elementor vs WooCommerce Product Add-Ons
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Product Add-Ons v8.4.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | WooCommerce Product Add-Ons |
| 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 | Checkbox, radio, select, custom text, file upload and date picker options; Global add-on groups reused across products; Per-option fees, with Stripe and PayPal compatibility modules |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Options only; not a full product configurator; Each extension needs its own compatibility check after updates; Option display depends on the theme template files |
| 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 | Checkbox, radio, select, custom text and textarea options, Date picker option, Global add-on groups reused across products, Per-option price types, WooCommerce Store API support for add-ons, Abilities API definitions for reading product add-ons, Opt-in usage tracking through the WooCommerce tracker |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal |
| 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 | — |
| Other | Formstack, Google Calendar, TypeForm API, OpenSea | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| 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 | — |