Elementor
One plans generate code, copy, images and layouts with AI on monthly credits, and Angie builds custom widgets and snippets from a prompt.
Drag-and-drop page builder for WordPress, with theme building, WooCommerce store design and optional managed hosting.
- Starting price
- Free; Pro plans from $60 / year
- Free trial
- Free Editor plugin; no trial of paid plans, 30-day money-back guarantee on annual plans
- Output
- WordPress websites, landing pages and WooCommerce stores
Overview
Elementor is a visual drag-and-drop website builder that runs as a plugin inside WordPress, aimed at freelancers, agencies and small businesses who design sites without writing code. The free Editor covers basic pages, while paid Pro plans add theme building, dynamic content and WooCommerce store design. It works on any compatible WordPress host, and Elementor sells its own managed hosting as a separate subscription. Paid plans are billed annually and differ mainly in the number of sites and the bundled AI credits.
Our take
Pick Elementor if you already live in WordPress, or want to, and need a designer's grip on layouts without giving up plugins and portability. If you would rather not manage hosting, updates and plugins at all, a closed builder such as Wix or Squarespace takes that work away. Designers who want a hosted canvas with a built-in CMS and clean output are better served by Webflow.
Key Facts
| Category | |
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| Starting price | Free; Pro plans from $60 / year Essential plan for one site, billed annually. Elementor Host hosting is a separate subscription. Prices in USD. |
| Free trial | Free Editor plugin; no trial of paid plans, 30-day money-back guarantee on annual plans |
| Output | WordPress websites, landing pages and WooCommerce stores |
| API | Official Elementor MCP connects AI tools such as Claude, Codex and Cursor to a site |
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Features
- What it makes
- WordPress websites, landing pages and WooCommerce stores, designed in a visual drag-and-drop editor inside WordPress
- Styling and layout control
- Theme Builder for headers, footers and templates, global colours and fonts, classes, variables and components in version 4, per-breakpoint responsive controls, and custom CSS and code on Pro plans from Advanced Solo
- CMS and dynamic content
- Dynamic tags fill layouts from posts, pages and products, custom post types and fields on plans above Essential, and Loop Grid and Loop Carousel widgets for repeating content
- Hosting and domains
- The Editor runs on any compatible WordPress host. Elementor Host is a separate managed WordPress hosting plan, billed annually, with Cloudflare Enterprise CDN, premium SSL, staging and a free domain for the first year
- SEO controls
- Built-in SEO tools with meta tag control in Editor Pro
- E-commerce
- WooCommerce builder with product, add-to-cart, cart, checkout and My Account widgets plus PayPal and Stripe buttons, from the Advanced Solo plan
- Publishing and code export
- Sites are WordPress sites and run on any compatible WordPress host; library templates import into a site in a few clicks
- AI features
- On One plans, AI generates code, copy, images and layouts, each action costing 1 to 40 of the monthly credits, which do not roll over. Angie generates custom widgets, snippets and features from a prompt
- API
- Official Elementor MCP, free to connect, that lets Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients build and edit the site with the permissions of the WordPress admin who connected it
Integrations
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- PayPal
- Stripe
Deployment and Support
- Deployment
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- On-premise
- Cloud (SaaS)
- Support
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- Email helpdesk
- Onboarding
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- Documentation and knowledge base
- Company size
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- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Suitability
| Industry | Freelancers | Small and mid-sized | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agencies | Stated as a fit | Stated as a fit | Stated as a fit |
| Architecture & Engineering | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Consulting | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Media & Creative | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Technology | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
The table combines the industries the vendor addresses with the company sizes the tool is aimed at. An empty cell means the combination is not stated, not that it is ruled out.
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Free Editor plugin with core widgets
- Runs on any compatible WordPress host, so the site is not tied to one provider
- Official MCP connection for AI tools
- Expert and One Agency plans cover 25 or unlimited sites
Limitations
- Paid plans are billed annually only
- Essential leaves out popups, custom code and e-commerce
- AI credits reset monthly and do not roll over
- Hosting is a separate subscription
Pricing
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Free
$0
Free Editor plugin with basic drag-and-drop tools and core widgets.
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Essential
$60 / year
1 site. Theme Builder, dynamic content, limited Form Builder. No popups, custom code or e-commerce.
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Advanced Solo
$84 / year
1 site. Full Pro feature set including popups, custom code and WooCommerce widgets.
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Advanced
$108 / year
3 sites. Same features as Advanced Solo.
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Expert
$204 / year
25 sites. Aimed at freelancers.
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One
$180 / year
First year; renews at $228 per year. 1 site, all Pro features plus 25,000 monthly credits for AI, image optimization, accessibility, cookie consent and email deliverability.
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One Agency
$432 / year
First year; renews at $540 per year. Unlimited sites and 350,000 monthly credits usable across client sites.
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