10 Best Ultimate Blocks Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Ultimate Blocks has 50,000+ 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 Ultimate Blocks
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PublishPress Blocks
Closest matchPublishPress 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, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated September 9, 2026.
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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks
4.7 (1,872) 1 million+ active installsGutenberg blocks for existing Spectra websites. Maintained, stable, and fully supported — no action needed on your part.
Shares the blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 13 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.
Shares the blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 12 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.9, last updated 3 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, blocks, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. 2,000+ installs against 50,000+, last updated February 27, 2026.
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Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks
4.9 (522) 100,000+ active installsThe complete website builder for the WordPress block editor. Build professional sites faster with powerful blocks, block styles, and a global design s …
Shares the blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 9 days ago.
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Gutenberg Block Editor Toolkit – EditorsKit
4.6 (176) 20,000+ active installsEditorsKit provides a set of page building tools to supercharge the WordPress Gutenberg block editor.
Shares the blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.9, no update since May 28, 2024.
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Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks
4.2 (109) 300,000+ active installsCoBlocks is a suite of page builder WordPress blocks for Gutenberg, with 10+ new blocks and a true page builder experience with rows and columns.
Shares the blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.9, last updated March 5, 2026.
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Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE
4.7 (250) 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!
Shares the blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated 3 days ago.
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Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks
4.0 (66) 7,000+ active installsReadymade gutenberg blocks and sections with rich customization options. Enhance Gutenberg editor with easy UI and functional blocks.
Shares the blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. 7,000+ installs against 50,000+, rated 4.0 against 4.9, no update since March 10, 2025.
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Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks
4.7 (115) 50,000+ active installs40+ Gutenberg Blocks, plus multiple pre-made free block templates for the WordPress block editor.
Shares the blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.7 against 4.9, last updated September 16, 2026.
Switching from Ultimate Blocks: common questions
What is the best alternative to Ultimate Blocks?
PublishPress Blocks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Ultimate Blocks alternative has the most users?
Spectra Legacy, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Ultimate Blocks alternative is rated highest?
Stackable, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 522 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Ultimate Blocks 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 Ultimate Blocks 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 Ultimate Blocks 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
PublishPress Blocks is the closest match to Ultimate Blocks by the data we track, and Spectra Legacy has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Kadence Blocks 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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