WordPress plugin comparison

Elementor Post Grid vs Essential Addons for Elementor

Elementor Post Grid

by themeansar

200+ installs5.0

Essential Addons for Elementor

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Essential Addons for Elementor has more active installs: 1M+, against 200+ for Elementor Post Grid.
On a typical day, Essential Addons for Elementor is downloaded about 18,209 times, Elementor Post Grid about 13.
Elementor Post Grid is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 4,133 reviews.
Essential Addons for Elementor was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 15, 2026 for Elementor Post Grid.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Essential Addons for Elementor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for Elementor Post Grid.

Essential Addons for Elementor leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Elementor Post Grid	Essential Addons for Elementor
Popular rank	#11,549	#30
Active installs	200+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	265	1.9M
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(4.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×4.44
Last release	26 days ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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