Spectra Legacy vs Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium)
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| Feature | Spectra Legacy v2.20.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium) v2.0.21 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Spectra Legacy · Spectra Legacy Pro ($) | Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Premium) ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Over 200 additional drag-and-drop widgets in the premium edition; Widget creator framework for building custom widgets; Includes everything in the free library |
| Cons | Receives security and compatibility fixes only, with no new features; AI and template features depend on a credit-based ZipWP service | Licensed commercial product, updates come from the vendor store; Several widgets need third-party API keys such as OpenWeather, Google or Instagram |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($) | Premium widget library (200+ widgets) ($), Premium feature gating for child parameters ($), Elementor widget registration ($), Forms with Google reCAPTCHA verification ($), Weather widget from OpenWeather ($), Instagram feed widget ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Instagram ($) |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, ZipWP, Spectra credit server | Google reCAPTCHA ($), Google Places ($), OpenWeather ($), ExchangeRate-API ($), Freemius ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.zipwp.com, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net, metrics.brainstormforce.com | api.unlimited-elements.com, v6.exchangerate-api.com, api.openweathermap.org, graph.instagram.com, api.instagram.com, places.googleapis.com, accounts.google.com |
| Blocks | 17 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |