10 Best Elementor Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Elementor sits at #1 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Elementor
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Royal Addons for Elementor
Closest matchRoyal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor
4.8 (611) 600,000+ active installsElementor templates, Header footer builder, Elementor Post Grid, Woocommerce Grid builder, Slider, Forms, Gallery, Nav menu addons, Elementor widgets.
Shares the elementor tag on WordPress.org. 600,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 21 days ago.
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Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode
4.9 (4,699) 700,000+ active installsEasy Drag & Drop Page Builder. A complete solution to create a WordPress Website, Custom Themes, Landing Pages, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Pages.
#3 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. 700,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.9 against 4.5, last updated 14 days ago.
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Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
3.9 (103) 400,000+ active installsThe most advanced frontend drag & drop page builder. Pagelayer is a light weight but extremely powerful Website Builder.
#10 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. 400,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 3.9 against 4.5, last updated 5 days ago.
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Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor
4.8 (332) 600,000+ active installs20+ Gutenberg Blocks with endless options, enabling top-notch efficiency for high-performance dynamic website creation.
#2 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. 600,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 4 days ago.
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Essential Addons for Elementor
Paid version availableEssential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets
4.9 (4,115) 1 million+ active installsElementor addon offering 120+ widgets and templates — Elementor Gallery, Slider, Form, Post Grid, Menu, Accordion, WooCommerce & more.
Shares the elementor tag on WordPress.org. 1 million+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.9 against 4.5, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.4 (79) 90,000+ active installsColibri Page Builder adds drag and drop page builder functionality to the ColibriWP theme.
#6 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. 90,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.4 against 4.5, last updated 7 days ago.
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GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor
4.5 (46) 80,000+ active installsGutenKit – Ultimate no-code Gutenberg blocks to design stunning web pages and visually stunning posts in WordPress block editor.
#9 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. 80,000+ installs against 10 million+, last updated 8 days ago.
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Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder
4.7 (394) 100,000+ active installsThe Professional's Choice for Drag & Drop WordPress Page Building. Fast, Reliable, and Trusted since 2014.
#8 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. 100,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.7 against 4.5, last updated 25 days ago.
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LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder
4.3 (873) 400,000+ active installsEasy Drag & Drop Page Builder that adds a splash page to your site that it's perfect for a coming soon page, maintenance or landing page.
#3 in the WordPress.org Landing Page Plugins ranking. 400,000+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.3 against 4.5, last updated 17 days ago.
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ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor
4.9 (2,037) 1 million+ active installsJoin millions who empower their websites with ElementsKit Elementor Addons. Get templates, & 100+ widgets like header-footer, mega menu, custom widget
1 million+ installs against 10 million+, rated 4.9 against 4.5, last updated today.
Elementor against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Elementor vs Website Builder by SeedProd10 million+ vs 700,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.9
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Elementor vs Pagelayer10 million+ vs 400,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 3.9
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Elementor vs Kadence Blocks10 million+ vs 600,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.8
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Elementor vs Colibri Page Builder10 million+ vs 90,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.4
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Elementor vs GutenKit10 million+ vs 80,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.5
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Elementor vs Beaver Builder Page Builder10 million+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.7
Switching from Elementor: common questions
What is the best alternative to Elementor?
Royal Addons for Elementor is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 600,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Elementor alternative has the most users?
Essential Addons for Elementor, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Elementor alternative is rated highest?
Website Builder by SeedProd, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 4,699 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Elementor alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Elementor score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Elementor on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Royal Addons for Elementor is the closest match to Elementor by the data we track, and Essential Addons for Elementor has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. ElementsKit Elementor Addons shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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