10 Best MxChat Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
MxChat has 2,000+ 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 MxChat
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Elementor 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 …
About 5,000 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
- 2
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder
4.9 (2,525) 2 million+ active installsElementor addons with 18+ free widgets, Header & Footer Builder, WooCommerce widgets & templates. Trusted by 2+ million websites.
About 1,000 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
- 3
4.8 (218) 4,000+ active installsInstapage plugin - the best way for WordPress to seamlessly publish landing pages as a natural extension of your WordPress blog or website.
About 2 times the installs, last updated May 12, 2026.
- 4
Landing Page Builder – Coming Soon page, Maintenance Mode, Lead Page, WordPress Landing Pages
4.6 (201) 8,000+ active installsEasily create high-converting, responsive landing pages with 120+ templates using the free PluginOps Page Builder for WordPress.
About 4 times the installs, last updated July 11, 2026.
- 5
WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services
4.7 (123) 5,000+ active installsAI ChatBot for WordPress WPBot - Automated 24/7 Live Chat Customer Support. NATIVE, AI Actions, Lead Generation, Forms, Gemini, ChatGPT, OpenRouter
Shares the ChatGPT tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Formidable Forms
Paid version availableFormidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More
4.8 (1,381) 300,000+ active installsThe most powerful drag and drop WordPress form builder for contact forms, payment forms, calculators, quizzes, surveys, and data-driven applications.
About 150 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More
4.8 (14,371) 5 million+ active installsThe best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.
About 2,500 times the installs, last updated 3 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
About 500 times the installs, last updated 18 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.
About 300 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Royal 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.
About 300 times the installs, last updated 21 days ago.
Switching from MxChat: common questions
What is the best alternative to MxChat?
Elementor is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10 million+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which MxChat alternative has the most users?
Elementor, with 10 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which MxChat 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 MxChat 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 MxChat 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 MxChat 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
Elementor is the closest match to MxChat by the data we track, and Elementor has the widest reach with 10 million+ active installs. WPForms shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 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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