WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Addons for Elementor vs Hester Core

Essential Addons for Elementor

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.9

Hester Core

by peregrinethemes

10K+ installs2.5

At a glance

Essential Addons for Elementor has more active installs: 1M+, against 10K+ for Hester Core.
On a typical day, Essential Addons for Elementor is downloaded about 18,209 times, Hester Core about 75.
Essential Addons for Elementor is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 4,133 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
Essential Addons for Elementor was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jun 20, 2026 for Hester Core.
Essential Addons for Elementor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Hester Core.
Essential Addons for Elementor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2022 for Hester Core.

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

Metric	Essential Addons for Elementor	Hester Core
Popular rank	#30	#1,892
Active installs	1M+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.9M	2.3K
Rating	4.9(4.1K)	2.5(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×4.44	×0.62
Last release	4 days ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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