Kit vs Pagelayer (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Landing Page Plugins top 10: Kit at #5 and Pagelayer at #6. Pagelayer leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Kit
Kit (formerly ConvertKit) – Email Newsletter, Email Marketing, Membership, Subscribers and Landing Pages
Build your email subscriber lists, send email marketing newsletters, create landing pages, build custom subscription forms with the Form Builder block …
Pagelayer
Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
The most advanced frontend drag & drop page builder. Pagelayer is a light weight but extremely powerful Website Builder.
Who leads on what
Pagelayer leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track.
Kit ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Landing Page Plugins.
Pagelayer has more users: 400,000+ active installs against 40,000+.
Kit is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 90 reviews, against 3.9 from 103 reviews.
Pagelayer has more reviews behind its score: 103 against 90.
Pagelayer was updated more recently, on September 2, 2026; Kit on August 28, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Kit
Pick Kit if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them or the review score matters most to you.
Pagelayer
Pick Pagelayer if you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Kit vs Pagelayer side by side
| Kit | Pagelayer | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing Page Plugins ranking | #5 | #6 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| Reviews | 90 | 103 |
| Active installs | 40,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Total downloads | 4,610,416 | 9,536,219 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 28, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| First published | Mar 30, 2015 | Apr 8, 2019 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Kit ratings
Pagelayer ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Kit nor Pagelayer can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Landing Page Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Kit vs Pagelayer: common questions
Is Kit better than Pagelayer?
Pagelayer leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Kit ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Landing Page Plugins.
Which has more users, Kit or Pagelayer?
Kit ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Landing Page Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Kit or Pagelayer?
Pagelayer has more users: 400,000+ active installs against 40,000+.
Are Kit and Pagelayer free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Kit may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Pagelayer may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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