WordPress plugin comparison

Astro Elementor Widgets Lite vs Essential Addons for Elementor

Astro Elementor Widgets Lite

by MD. Rabiul Islam Robi

10+ installs5.0

Essential Addons for Elementor

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Essential Addons for Elementor has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Astro Elementor Widgets Lite.
On a typical day, Essential Addons for Elementor is downloaded about 17,464 times, Astro Elementor Widgets Lite about 1.
Astro Elementor Widgets Lite 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 Sep 20, 2020 for Astro Elementor Widgets Lite.
Essential Addons for Elementor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Astro Elementor Widgets Lite.
Essential Addons for Elementor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Astro Elementor Widgets Lite.

Essential Addons for Elementor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Astro Elementor Widgets Lite	Essential Addons for Elementor
Popular rank	#44,495	#30
Active installs	10+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	1.9M
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(4.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×4.44
Last release	6 years ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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