Max Mega Menu vs WP Mega Menu
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| Feature | Max Mega Menu v3.10.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Mega Menu v1.4.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | September 14, 2026 | November 3, 2021 |
| Editions | Max Mega Menu · Max Mega Menu Pro ($) | WP Mega Menu · WP Mega Menu Pro ($) |
| Pros | Mega menus with widgets, blocks or custom HTML; Built-in theme editor for menu styling; Placed by block, shortcode, widget or Elementor | Free drag and drop menu builder with saved themes; Widgets, search bar and badges inside menu items; Theme import and export for reuse on other sites |
| Cons | Sticky, tabbed, search and other advanced features need Pro; Pro is a separate paid add-on with its own licence; Adds its own styles and scripts to the front end | Vertical menus and CTA buttons need the Pro version; Selected Google Fonts load from Google's servers; Readme lists compatibility only up to WordPress 5.8 |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Mega menu panels with widgets and blocks, Shortcodes for placing a menu, Elementor widget for placing a menu, Built-in theme editor for menu styles, Icon library for menu items, Pro features such as sticky, tabbed and vertical menus ($) | Drag and drop menu builder, Featured box and grid post widgets inside menu, Export and import menu themes, Search bar inside menu, Menu item badge text and style, wp_megamenu shortcode, Vertical menu, CTA button and login/signup items ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi, WPML, Polylang | — |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |