10 Best Download Manager Addons for Elementor Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Download Manager Addons for Elementor sits at #7 in the WordPress.org Download Manager 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 Download Manager Addons for Elementor
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4.5 (524) 80,000+ active installsPowerful Download Manager Plugin for WordPress
#2 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking. About 13 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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5.0 (16) 3,000+ active installsDownloadable files management system
#9 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking. About half the installs, last updated December 15, 2025.
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Shared Files – File Upload & Download Manager
4.4 (34) 4,000+ active installsFile management plugin featuring file upload, download manager, statistics and download log.
#6 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking. About half the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.9 (19) 2,000+ active installsSimply counts the number of times your files are downloaded. Display download links and counts using shortcodes.
#10 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking. About a third of the installs, last updated 29 days ago.
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4.0 (28) 9,000+ active installsEasy Media Download allows you to embed download buttons on your WordPress site. Add file download functionality with this WordPress download plugin.
#8 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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4.5 (25) 60,000+ active installsDownload any plugin from your WordPress admin panel's Plugins page by just one click! Now, download themes, users, blog posts, pages, custom post …
#3 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 27, 2026.
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Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard
Paid version available4.9 (27) 30,000+ active installsDownload installed plugins and themes in ZIP files directly from your WordPress admin dashboard, download any or all without FTP or cPanel access.
#4 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, last updated July 24, 2026.
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Advanced File Manager
Paid version availableAdvanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution
4.8 (438) 100,000+ active installsUse Advanced File Manager to manage WordPress files, create archives, and build document libraries—all directly from your WordPress dashboard!
Shares the document management, file manager tags on WordPress.org. About 17 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor
4.8 (302) 40,000+ active installsWPIDE is a powerful file manager and code editor for WordPress with tabs, code completion, and full access to the entire wp-content folder.
Shares the file manager tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated July 27, 2026.
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4.3 (202) 10,000+ active installsManage WordPress files and folders from your dashboard with a built-in code editor: upload, edit, delete, move, rename, and archive, no FTP needed.
Shares the file manager tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
Download Manager Addons for Elementor 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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Download Manager Addons for Elementor vs Download Monitor6,000+ vs 80,000+ installs · 2.2 vs 4.5
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Download Manager Addons for Elementor vs Lana Downloads Manager6,000+ vs 3,000+ installs · 2.2 vs 5.0
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Download Manager Addons for Elementor vs Shared Files6,000+ vs 4,000+ installs · 2.2 vs 4.4
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Download Manager Addons for Elementor vs Simple Download Counter6,000+ vs 2,000+ installs · 2.2 vs 4.9
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Download Manager Addons for Elementor vs Easy Media Download6,000+ vs 9,000+ installs · 2.2 vs 4.0
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Download Manager Addons for Elementor vs Download Plugin6,000+ vs 60,000+ installs · 2.2 vs 4.5
Switching from Download Manager Addons for Elementor: common questions
What is the best alternative to Download Manager Addons for Elementor?
Download Monitor is the closest match: it shares the Download Manager Plugins top 10 with Download Manager Addons for Elementor and has 80,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Download Manager Addons for Elementor alternative has the most users?
Advanced File Manager, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Download Manager Addons for Elementor alternative is rated highest?
Advanced File Manager, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 438 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Download Manager Addons for Elementor 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 Download Manager Addons for Elementor 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 Download Manager Addons for Elementor 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
Download Monitor is the closest match to Download Manager Addons for Elementor by the data we track, and Advanced File Manager has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. File Manager 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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