10 Best Kirki Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Kirki sits at #7 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 Kirki
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Website Builder by SeedProd
Closest matchWebsite 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. A similar number of installs, 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. A similar number of installs, rated 3.9 against 4.5, last updated 5 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 500,000+, rated 4.4 against 4.5, last updated 7 days ago.
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4.8 (1,005) 400,000+ active installsBuild responsive page layouts using the widgets you know and love using this simple drag and drop page builder.
#4 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated August 4, 2026.
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Elementor
Paid version availableElementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
4.5 (7,297) 10 million+ active installsThe Elementor Website Builder has it all: drag and drop page builder, Atomic Editor, pixel perfect design, global and reusable style systems, mobile r …
#1 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. About 20 times the installs, last updated 7 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. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.5, last updated 25 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. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 5 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 500,000+, last updated 8 days ago.
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Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE
4.7 (249) 300,000+ active installsQuickly create WordPress pages with 20+ blocks, 100+ ready-to-import designs, and advanced editor extensions. It’s website building, Lego-style!
#5 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. About half the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.5, last updated 6 days ago.
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Kubio AI Page Builder
4.4 (77) 80,000+ active installsUsing the power of AI, Kubio gives you a head start by generating a first draft of your website, which you can further customize to your liking.
Shares the page builder, website builder tags on WordPress.org. 80,000+ installs against 500,000+, rated 4.4 against 4.5, last updated 7 days ago.
Kirki 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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Kirki vs Website Builder by SeedProd500,000+ vs 700,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.9
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Kirki vs Pagelayer500,000+ vs 400,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 3.9
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Kirki vs Colibri Page Builder500,000+ vs 90,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.4
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Kirki vs Page Builder by SiteOrigin500,000+ vs 400,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.8
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Kirki vs Elementor500,000+ vs 10 million+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.5
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Kirki vs Beaver Builder Page Builder500,000+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.7
Switching from Kirki: common questions
What is the best alternative to Kirki?
Website Builder by SeedProd is the closest match: it shares the Page Builder Plugins top 10 with Kirki and has 700,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Kirki alternative has the most users?
Elementor, with 10 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Kirki 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 Kirki 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 Kirki 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 Kirki 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
Website Builder by SeedProd is the closest match to Kirki by the data we track, and Elementor has the widest reach with 10 million+ active installs. Kadence Blocks shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 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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