WordPress plugin comparison

Page Builder by SiteOrigin vs Visual Composer Website Builder

Page Builder by SiteOrigin

by Greg - SiteOrigin

400K+ installs4.8

Visual Composer Website Builder

by Visual Composer

30K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Page Builder by SiteOrigin has more active installs: 400K+, against 30K+ for Visual Composer Website Builder.
On a typical day, Page Builder by SiteOrigin is downloaded about 3,784 times, Visual Composer Website Builder about 358.
Page Builder by SiteOrigin is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,005 reviews, against 4.6 from 220 reviews.
Page Builder by SiteOrigin was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for Visual Composer Website Builder.
Page Builder by SiteOrigin resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Visual Composer Website Builder.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Page Builder by SiteOrigin has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Visual Composer Website Builder.

Page Builder by SiteOrigin leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Page Builder by SiteOrigin	Visual Composer Website Builder
Popular rank	#137	#915
Active installs	400K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	254.6K	14.3K
Rating	4.8(1K)	4.6(220)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.86	×0.96
Last release	20 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0.0	7.4

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