WordPress plugin comparison
Gutenberg Essential Blocks vs Spectra Legacy
Gutenberg Essential Blocks
by WPDeveloper
100K+ installs4.9
Spectra Legacy
by Brainstorm Force
1M+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Spectra Legacy has more active installs: 1M+, against 100K+ for Gutenberg Essential Blocks.
- On a typical day, Spectra Legacy is downloaded about 8,812 times, Gutenberg Essential Blocks about 2,978.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 216 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,872 reviews.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Spectra Legacy.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 83% for Spectra Legacy.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Line by line
Spectra Legacy leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Gutenberg Essential Blocks | Spectra Legacy |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #285 | #63 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 322.7K | 450.8K |
| Rating | 4.9(216) | 4.7(1.9K) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 83% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.67 | ×3.09 |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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