QuadMenu vs Spectra Legacy
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| Feature | QuadMenu v3.3.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Spectra Legacy v2.20.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | September 30, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | QuadMenu · QuadMenu PRO ($) | Spectra Legacy · Spectra Legacy Pro ($) |
| Pros | Mega menus with tabs and carousel panels; Responsive mobile menu settings; Works with Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder and WooCommerce | Large free set of content blocks for the block editor; Popup builder and starter template library included in the free code; Styling blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms |
| Cons | Premium features need a QuadMenu PRO licence; Heavy bundled Redux framework in the plugin; Settings are numerous for simple menus | Receives security and compatibility fixes only, with no new features; AI and template features depend on a credit-based ZipWP service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Theme menu locations for mega menus, Carousel panels in menus (Owl Carousel), Responsive mobile menu settings, Menu widget, Elementor widgets for QuadMenu, Divi extension for QuadMenu, Cart count and total updates in the menu, Personal, agency and developer licence tiers for PRO ($) | Free content block library (post grid, FAQ, gallery, timeline and more), Popup builder with a spectra-popup post type, Styler blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms, Block template library fetched from a remote templates server, AI content generation through Zip AI (credit-based), Google reCAPTCHA keys for form blocks, Upgrade prompts for Spectra Legacy Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi, WPBakery Page Builder, Beaver Builder, Polylang | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, ZipWP, Spectra credit server |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | quadlayers.com, verify.redux.io, look.redux.io, www.googleapis.com, feedback.quadlayers.com | api.zipwp.com, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net, metrics.brainstormforce.com |
| Blocks | — | 17 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |