Table Addons for Elementor vs wpDataTables
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| Feature | Table Addons for Elementor v2.1.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.2/5 Visit Details | wpDataTables v6.6.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | March 20, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Table Addons for Elementor · Table Addons for Elementor Pro ($) | wpDataTables Lite · wpDataTables Premium ($) |
| Pros | Builds tables with merged cells, colspan and rowspan inside Elementor; Live preview while editing the table in the Elementor panel; No limit on rows or cells in the free version | Imports Excel, CSV, XML, JSON and nested JSON sources; Charts with Chart.js or Google Charts, plus table shortcodes; Blocks and modules for Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Avada and WPBakery |
| Cons | Icons, images, buttons, links and rich text cells need the Pro version; Requires Elementor to be installed and active; Usage tracking exists but is off until a site owner agrees | Premium needed for WooCommerce tables, folders and Google Sheets API; Remote JSON, XML and Excel sources must be reachable from the server; Table data is only as current as the source it is loaded from |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Elementor table widget with repeatable rows, Merged cells, colspan and rowspan, Icon, image, button, link and rich text cells ($) | Excel and CSV table sources, XML, JSON and nested JSON table sources, Tables from a MySQL query, Charts from table data, Table, chart and cell shortcodes, Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Avada and WPBakery integrations, IvyForms integration, Optional usage tracking with a consent setting |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Elementor | Elementor, Divi, Avada, IvyForms |
| Other | Fusion Plugin insights server | Google Charts |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.1 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.4 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | insight.fusionplugin.com, fusionplugin.com, icanhazip.com | bi.melograno.io, www.gstatic.com, wpreportbuilder.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |
| Custom tables | — | 6 |