WordPress plugin comparison

Awesome Widgets for Elementor vs Essential Addons for Elementor

Awesome Widgets for Elementor

by Abdullah Nahian

100+ installs

Essential Addons for Elementor

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Essential Addons for Elementor has more active installs: 1M+, against 100+ for Awesome Widgets for Elementor.
On a typical day, Essential Addons for Elementor is downloaded about 18,209 times, Awesome Widgets for Elementor about 4.
Awesome Widgets for Elementor has no reviews yet.
Essential Addons for Elementor was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Apr 16, 2026 for Awesome Widgets for Elementor.
Essential Addons for Elementor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Awesome Widgets for Elementor.
Essential Addons for Elementor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Awesome Widgets for Elementor.

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

Metric	Awesome Widgets for Elementor	Essential Addons for Elementor
Popular rank	#14,489	#30
Active installs	100+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	1.9M
Rating	No ratings	4.9(4.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.23	×4.44
Last release	6 months ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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