Essential Blocks vs Uni CPO
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| Feature | Essential Blocks v6.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Uni CPO v4.9.69 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Blocks · Essential Blocks Pro ($) | Uni CPO · Uni CPO Pro ($) |
| Pros | Large block library with patterns for the block editor; WooCommerce product grid and add-to-cart blocks; Works within the standard WordPress block editor | Extra product options with formula-based price calculation; Customer choices appear in cart, checkout and the order; Shortcode and product-level option management in the free version |
| Cons | Several blocks and features are marked PRO; Feed and AI blocks call third-party services and need keys or accounts | Checkbox, file upload and some calculation options need the paid version; Large plugin with many internal settings screens and cloud storage code |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Block library registered from block.json files, WooCommerce product grid and add-to-cart blocks, Fluent Forms block, NFT gallery block fed by OpenSea, Openverse image search block, AI features through an OpenAI API key, Pro-only blocks and conditions flagged is_pro ($) | Extra product option fields on product pages, Reusable option modules, Price calculation with maths formulas, Product form shortcode, Customer choices saved to order line items, Checkbox and file upload option types (Pro) ($), Dropbox and Google Drive upload storage (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Storage | — | Dropbox ($), Google Drive ($) |
| Social | Facebook Graph API, Instagram Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Fluent Forms | — |
| Other | Google Maps API, OpenSea API, Openverse API, OpenAI API, Templately | Google Maps, Freemius |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com, maps.googleapis.com, app.templately.com, api.opensea.io, api.openverse.org, api.openai.com, send.wpinsight.com | www.googleapis.com, api.dropboxapi.com, iamcredentials.googleapis.com, maps.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |