Responsive Menu vs WP Mega Menu
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| Feature | Responsive Menu v4.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 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 | 70,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | November 3, 2021 |
| Editions | Responsive Menu · Responsive Menu Pro ($) | WP Mega Menu · WP Mega Menu Pro ($) |
| Pros | Works with any WordPress menu and most themes; Trigger button with aria-expanded and labelled submenus; Live editor with style options and no code | 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 | Desktop and mega menus need the paid Pro edition; Free edition shows upgrade prompts for locked options; Theme catalogue is fetched from the vendor site at runtime | 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 | Hamburger trigger button with aria-expanded, Integrated menu search box, Hide menu items by login state or user role, Multiple menu configurations stored as a custom post type, Shortcodes to place a menu anywhere, Pre-built menu themes loaded from the vendor catalogue, Elementor widget, Locked options show an upgrade message | 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 | — |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 5.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | responsive.menu | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |