10 Best Pagelayer Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Pagelayer sits at #8 in the WordPress.org Landing Page 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 Pagelayer
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Colibri Page Builder
Closest match4.4 (80) 80,000+ active installsColibri Page Builder adds drag and drop page builder functionality to the ColibriWP theme.
#7 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.4 against 3.9, last updated 9 days ago.
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Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode
4.9 (4,699) 600,000+ 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. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 3.9, last updated 23 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.
#6 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.7 against 3.9, last updated 3 days ago.
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Elementor
Paid version availableElementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
4.5 (7,319) 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 Landing Page Plugins ranking. About 25 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 3.9, last updated 9 days ago.
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Kubio AI Page Builder
4.4 (79) 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.
#10 in the WordPress.org Landing Page Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.4 against 3.9, last updated 10 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.
#1 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 3.9, last updated 3 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.
#2 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 3.9, last updated 3 days ago.
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Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
4.5 (81) 500,000+ active installsFreeform page builder & website builder for WordPress. Infinite canvas for complex, interactive websites. Built-in forms, animations & Customizer.
#4 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, rated 4.5 against 3.9, last updated 9 days ago.
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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.
#6 in the WordPress.org Landing Page Plugins ranking. 8,000+ installs against 400,000+, rated 4.6 against 3.9, last updated 7 days ago.
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3.6 (66) 40,000+ active installsFree Page Builder and Visual Composer - Build stunning responsive post and page layouts with easy to use drag and drop builder - no coding required.
#10 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking. 40,000+ installs against 400,000+, rated 3.6 against 3.9, last updated September 9, 2026.
Pagelayer 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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Pagelayer vs Colibri Page Builder400,000+ vs 80,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.4
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Pagelayer vs Website Builder by SeedProd400,000+ vs 600,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.9
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Pagelayer vs Beaver Builder Page Builder400,000+ vs 100,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.7
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Pagelayer vs Elementor400,000+ vs 10 million+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.5
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Pagelayer vs Kubio400,000+ vs 80,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.4
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Pagelayer vs Kadence Blocks400,000+ vs 600,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.8
Switching from Pagelayer: common questions
What is the best alternative to Pagelayer?
Colibri Page Builder is the closest match: it shares the Page Builder Plugins top 10 with Pagelayer and has 80,000+ active installs with a 4.4 out of 5 rating.
Which Pagelayer alternative has the most users?
Elementor, with 10 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Pagelayer 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 Pagelayer 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 Pagelayer 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 Pagelayer 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
Colibri Page Builder is the closest match to Pagelayer by the data we track, and Elementor has the widest reach with 10 million+ active installs. Page Builder by SiteOrigin shipped the most recent release, on October 19, 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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