WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Widgets for Elementor vs Essential Addons for Elementor

Advanced Widgets for Elementor

by maecompany

20+ installs3.0

Essential Addons for Elementor

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Essential Addons for Elementor has more active installs: 1M+, against 20+ for Advanced Widgets for Elementor.
On a typical day, Essential Addons for Elementor is downloaded about 18,209 times, Advanced Widgets for Elementor about 2.
Essential Addons for Elementor is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 4,133 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
Essential Addons for Elementor was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against May 8, 2019 for Advanced Widgets for Elementor.
Essential Addons for Elementor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Advanced Widgets for Elementor.
Essential Addons for Elementor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Advanced Widgets for Elementor.

Essential Addons for Elementor leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Widgets for Elementor	Essential Addons for Elementor
Popular rank	#28,638	#30
Active installs	20+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	1.9M
Rating	3.0(1)	4.9(4.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×4.44
Last release	7 years ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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