Essential Addons for Elementor vs WP Table Builder
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| Feature | Essential Addons for Elementor v6.8.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Table Builder v2.2.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Addons for Elementor · Essential Addons for Elementor - Pro ($) | WP Table Builder · WP Table Builder Pro addon ($) |
| 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 table building without code; Table block and shortcode for placement; Import and export of tables |
| Cons | Premium widgets and extensions need the Pro version; Some widgets call third-party services such as OpenSea and Facebook | Premium features need the Pro addon; Pro addon is delivered through Freemius; Opt-in usage tracking through Freemius SDK |
| 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 | Table block for the block editor, wptb shortcode for placing a table, Import and export of tables, Pro addon version sync through Freemius ($) |
| 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 | Freemius |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| 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 | api.freemius.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |