5 Best Timber Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Timber has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 5 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 5 closest alternatives to Timber
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Responsive Starter Templates
Closest matchResponsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites
4.5 (38) 10,000+ active installsImport free and pro Gutenberg and Elementor Templates for the Responsive WordPress theme.
Shares the templates tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated July 17, 2026.
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Ibtana
Paid version availableIbtana – WordPress Website Builder
4.3 (30) 10,000+ active installsBuild your dream WordPress website with Ibtana, a powerful website builder with customizable templates and drag-and-drop elements for customization.
Shares the templates tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Starter Sites & Templates by Neve
4.7 (77) 100,000+ active installsAccess 100+ Gutenberg templates and ready-to-use starter sites for WordPress. All designs work with the Neve theme. One-click import, fully responsive …
Shares the templates tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 18 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 templates tag on WordPress.org. About 50 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 6500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud!
5.0 (383) 300,000+ active installsTemplately is an AI-powered WordPress templates cloud for Elementor and Gutenberg that offers 6,500+ ready template designs for a wide range of niches
Shares the templates tag on WordPress.org. About 15 times the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.9, last updated 13 days ago.
Switching from Timber: common questions
What is the best alternative to Timber?
Responsive Starter Templates is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Timber alternative has the most users?
Starter Templates, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Timber alternative is rated highest?
Templately, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 383 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Timber 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 Timber 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 Timber 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
Responsive Starter Templates is the closest match to Timber by the data we track, and Starter Templates has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Templately shipped the most recent release, on August 25, 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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