WordPress plugin comparison

Beaver Builder Page Builder vs Visual Composer Website Builder

Beaver Builder Page Builder

by Beaver Builder

100K+ installs4.7

Visual Composer Website Builder

by Visual Composer

30K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Beaver Builder Page Builder has more active installs: 100K+, against 30K+ for Visual Composer Website Builder.
On a typical day, Beaver Builder Page Builder is downloaded about 1,784 times, Visual Composer Website Builder about 358.
Beaver Builder Page Builder is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 394 reviews, against 4.6 from 220 reviews.
Beaver Builder Page Builder was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for Visual Composer Website Builder.
Beaver Builder Page Builder resolves more of its support threads: 80% in the last two months, against 0% for Visual Composer Website Builder.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Beaver Builder Page Builder has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Visual Composer Website Builder.

Beaver Builder Page Builder leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Beaver Builder Page Builder	Visual Composer Website Builder
Popular rank	#418	#915
Active installs	100K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	109.2K	14.3K
Rating	4.7(394)	4.6(220)
Support threads resolved	80%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.77	×0.96
Last release	20 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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