WordPress plugin comparison

Kadence Blocks vs Visual Composer Website Builder

Kadence Blocks

by Nexcess

600K+ installs4.8

Visual Composer Website Builder

by Visual Composer

30K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Kadence Blocks has more active installs: 600K+, against 30K+ for Visual Composer Website Builder.
On a typical day, Kadence Blocks is downloaded about 17,059 times, Visual Composer Website Builder about 358.
Kadence Blocks is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 334 reviews, against 4.6 from 220 reviews.
Kadence Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for Visual Composer Website Builder.
Kadence Blocks resolves more of its support threads: 72% in the last two months, against 0% for Visual Composer Website Builder.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Kadence Blocks has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Visual Composer Website Builder.

Kadence Blocks leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Kadence Blocks	Visual Composer Website Builder
Popular rank	#101	#916
Active installs	600K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.5M	13.8K
Rating	4.8(334)	4.6(220)
Support threads resolved	72%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.72	×0.96
Last release	4 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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