WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Addons for Elementor vs Loop Grid Extender for Elementor

Essential Addons for Elementor

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.9

Loop Grid Extender for Elementor

by Cool Plugins

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Essential Addons for Elementor has more active installs: 1M+, against 1K+ for Loop Grid Extender for Elementor.
On a typical day, Essential Addons for Elementor is downloaded about 18,209 times, Loop Grid Extender for Elementor about 59.
Loop Grid Extender for Elementor is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.9 from 4,133 reviews.
Essential Addons for Elementor was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 22, 2026 for Loop Grid Extender for Elementor.
Essential Addons for Elementor resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Loop Grid Extender for Elementor.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Essential Addons for Elementor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Loop Grid Extender for Elementor.

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

Metric	Essential Addons for Elementor	Loop Grid Extender for Elementor
Popular rank	#30	#5,383
Active installs	1M+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.9M	1.2K
Rating	4.9(4.1K)	5.0(9)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×4.44	×0.74
Last release	4 days ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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