GeneratePress vs Ultimate Addons for Elementor
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| Feature | GeneratePress v3.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Ultimate Addons for Elementor v2.9.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | December 1, 2025 | September 25, 2026 |
| Editions | GeneratePress · GP Premium ($) | Ultimate Addons for Elementor · Ultimate Addons for Elementor Pro (upgrade) ($) |
| Pros | Lightweight theme focused on speed; Customizer options for layout, typography and colour; WooCommerce, bbPress and BuddyPress compatibility | Builds headers and footers visually inside Elementor; Free widget set includes WooCommerce widgets and a post duplicator; Shortcode lets a saved template appear anywhere |
| Cons | Many advanced options require the paid GP Premium add-on; Customizer shows premium-only sections for some settings | Requires Elementor to be active; Many premium widgets and templates are behind the Pro upgrade; Large codebase with many optional modules to review |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Customizer layout, typography and colour options, GeneratePress dashboard page, Widget areas, Premium options upsell in customizer | Visual header and footer builder, Display rules for header and footer templates, Template shortcode, WooCommerce widgets, Post duplicator, Current year and site title shortcodes, Angie AI abilities when Angie is active, Usage analytics behind an opt-in |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | bbPress, BuddyPress | Elementor, Polylang, WPML, WPForms |
| Other | Google Fonts | Angie |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | ultimateelementor.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |