Ultimate Addons for Elementor vs Live Composer
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| Feature | Ultimate Addons for Elementor v2.9.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Live Composer v2.1.22 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Ultimate Addons for Elementor · Ultimate Addons for Elementor Pro (upgrade) ($) | Page Builder: Live Composer · Live Composer Premium Extensions ($) |
| Pros | Builds headers and footers visually inside Elementor; Free widget set includes WooCommerce widgets and a post duplicator; Shortcode lets a saved template appear anywhere | Drag-and-drop pages, headers and footers; Content modules for blog, staff, projects and WooCommerce; Free core with optional premium extensions |
| Cons | Requires Elementor to be active; Many premium widgets and templates are behind the Pro upgrade; Large codebase with many optional modules to review | Premium extensions need a licence key; Some modules are gated behind extensions; Adds several custom post types to the site |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Header and footer builder, Page templates and template parts, Testimonials module, Staff module, Projects module, Galleries module, WooCommerce products module, Switch premium extensions on or off ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Facebook, X/Twitter, Pinterest |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Polylang, WPML, WPForms | — |
| Other | Angie | Live Composer licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | ultimateelementor.com | graph.facebook.com, cdn.api.twitter.com, api.pinterest.com |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 43 |