10 Best Gutentools Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Gutentools has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. 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 Gutentools
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Gutenberg Essential Blocks
Closest matchGutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns
4.9 (213) 200,000+ active installsGutenberg block editor with AI. 70+ Gutenberg blocks, patterns, WooCommerce blocks, post grid, gallery, menu with Gutenberg block library.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg, Gutenberg Templates tags on WordPress.org. About 40 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions
4.7 (204) 20,000+ active installsPublishPress Blocks is your complete solution for the WordPress block editor. You can control block permissions, styles, visibility, usage and more.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor
4.9 (729) 50,000+ active installsCreate Better Content With The Block Editor. Custom Blocks for Bloggers and Content Marketers.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates
4.8 (41) 2,000+ active installsPremium Blocks for Gutenberg: Free Gutenberg blocks packed with performance-optimized tools, global styling options, responsive controls, pre-built te …
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated July 31, 2026.
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Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks
4.9 (25) 5,000+ active installsBlocks CSS allows you add custom CSS to your Blocks straight from the Block Editor (Gutenberg).
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 26 days ago.
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Grids: Layout builder for WordPress
5.0 (21) 2,000+ active installsThe most advanced page and layout builder for Gutenberg and the new Block Editor, with columns, rows and responsive controls.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated February 27, 2026.
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4.5 (21) 10,000+ active installsCustom blocks for WordPress made easy.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated April 20, 2026.
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4.5 (354) 1 million+ active installsExtends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg
4.9 (4,746) 1 million+ active installsThe growing library of 300+ ready-to-use templates that work with all WordPress themes including Astra, Hello, OceanWP, GeneratePress and more
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.9 (1,246) 8 million+ active installsEnables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 1,600 times the installs, last updated May 28, 2026.
Switching from Gutentools: common questions
What is the best alternative to Gutentools?
Gutenberg Essential Blocks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 200,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Gutentools alternative has the most users?
Classic Editor, with 8 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Gutentools alternative is rated highest?
Starter Templates, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 4,746 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Gutentools 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 Gutentools 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 Gutentools 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
Gutenberg Essential Blocks is the closest match to Gutentools by the data we track, and Classic Editor has the widest reach with 8 million+ active installs. PublishPress Blocks shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 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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