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Elementor

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Elementor is a website builder for WordPress. You design pages visually with a drag-and-drop Editor and can start with a no-cost tier.[1][2]

Transform your WordPress site with Elementor, the ultimate website builder for professionals. This intuitive drag-and-drop platform empowers users to create stunning, responsive designs without coding knowledge. With a vast library of widgets, templates, and customization options, Elementor makes it easy to build beautiful, high-performing websites that stand out from the crowd.

Elementor belongs toPage buildersWordPress pluginscategories.

What it is

A website builder for WordPress[1]

How you build

With a drag-and-drop Editor, no code needed[1]

Cost to start

A no-cost Editor tier, with Editor Pro as the upgrade[2]

License

Free software released under the GPLv3[3]

116websites

use it — 4.5% of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months

#2of 117

tools in its category seen in our scans (we recognize 488)

41public pages

on UptimeCard — open any of them to see how that site is doing

In short: a visual builder that sits on top of WordPress; start with the no-cost Editor, and expect to upgrade for the Theme Builder, popups and custom code.[2][1]

4.54% of all websites we track run Elementor

Should you use Elementor?

The 10-second version, from the vendor’s own pages and what we see in our scans

Elementor fits if…

  • You build WordPress sites visually instead of writing templates[2]
  • You want a no-cost start with a paid upgrade for advanced features[2]

Look elsewhere if…

  • You want to pay once and keep a license for good[4]WPBakery states its licenses are lifetime.
  • You want a theme and a builder in one product[5]Divi sells its own theme together with its builder.
Advanced features such as the Theme Builder and Popup Builder need Editor Pro[2]
Prices exclude taxes, and renewals use the list price[6]

Elementor next to other WordPress page builders

Statements come from each product's own page; website counts and speed are ours.

ElementorwpBakeryDivi
What each one is
What it isWebsite builderfor WordPress[1]Page builder pluginfor WordPress[4]Theme and builderfor WordPress[5]
Free optionNo-cost Editorupgrade to Editor Pro[2]Free triala license is paid once[4]Free trialrisk-free for 30 days[5]
LicensingGPLv3free software[3]Lifetimepay once, use forever[4]Not stated on its home page
What we see in our scans
Websites running it1164.5% of 2,555 scanned sites160.6% of 2,555 scanned sites170.7% of 2,555 scanned sites
Typical page load time4.5 s38 public sites—2.3 s✓5 public sites
Typical page weight3.7 MBtypical home page—3.1 MB✓typical home page

Scan rows count public pages only; a tool needs at least 5 measured sites to appear.

  • wpBakery: A page builder plugin for WordPress with front-end and back-end editors[4]
  • Divi: A WordPress theme and visual page builder in one product[5]

Choose Elementor if…

  • You want a no-cost start and a visual Editor[2]

Choose wpBakery if…

  • You want a lifetime license[4]

Choose Divi if…

  • You want the theme and builder together[5]

Products

What Elementor makes besides the Editor, in its own words

Elementor Editor

This page

The drag-and-drop Editor for designing pages visually[2]

Hello Elementor Theme

A minimalist, lightweight theme framework that serves as a blank canvas[8]

Elementor AI

An assistant that generates code, layouts and images inside the Editor[8]

Elementor One

One subscription that brings the design, optimization and site management tools together[8]

Support and help for Elementor

How the vendor says you can reach it, and the public help community

Virtual assistant

A chat with a Virtual Assistant for answers around the clock[7]

Priority support

Access to experts through Priority Support[7]

Stack Overflow

2,019 questions[12][13]

39% have an upvoted answer. [elementor] questions

Elementor versions

The newest release, the series that still gets fixes, and what changed

Latest release

4.3.5[9]

Released 13 Oct 2026

What changed in 4.0

  • Version 4.0 introduced reusable Variables, Classes and Components with a unified style tab[10]
  • Each element uses a single DIV wrapper, which gives cleaner HTML output[10]

What changed in 3.0

  • Version 3.0 added Global Colors and Global Fonts for a site-wide design system[11]
  • It also added a new Theme Builder to manage the whole site visually[11]

How Elementor sites protect themselves

Share of the 116 sites we scanned that run each protection

HSTS32% · 37 sites

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS

reCAPTCHA25% · 29 sites

reCAPTCHA is a free service from Google that helps protect websites from spam and abuse

Protections add up, they do not replace each other: a site can run all of them.

What sites use Elementor for

An estimate from UptimeCard's technology map of 36 public sites

Runs the marketing site32 sites

appfox.io · appspace.com · bloomreach.com

Hosts help, docs or support content2 sites

fuse2.net · traveltek.com

Runs the whole site2 sites

pbs.gov.pk · plusserver.com

Rough guide, not a measurement: each description is written automatically from the site’s technology stack and the site has not confirmed it. A site is counted once, in the first group its description fits (shop, help and docs, blog, marketing site; otherwise the whole site). Descriptions that only guess (“likely”, “may”) are left out.

At a glance

UptimeCard's own scans and tests of 2,555 websites · refreshed weekly

How Elementor sites scoreout of 100 · hover or tap a score for details

52PerformanceLowaverage site: 5087AccessibilityGoodaverage site: 8981Best practicesGoodaverage site: 9392SEOGoodaverage site: 92

Page load time

Loads about as fast as the average site

Elementor sites
4.5 s
All sites
4.3 s

Most Elementor sites load in 3.4–6.6 s. Home page weight: 3.7 MB vs 3.3 MB for all sites. 38 public sites measured.

Where are they hosted?

Mostly Cloudflare and Amazon Web Services

  • Cloudflare17%
  • Amazon Web Services15%
  • Automattic7%
  • Fastly5%
  • Other56%
United States 34%Canada 27%Germany 7%

Who uses it?

Business Services sites use Elementor 2.5× more than average

Technology and Software59%
Business Services2.5× avg29%
Educational Resources5%
Software as a Service (SaaS)5%

Share of 41 classified public sites. “× average” compares with all 961 public sites.

Browser-security check

36% of graded sites pass

4of 11 score B or better

Rates each site’s own security settings, not Elementor. 11 public sites graded so far.

How Elementor sites are built

Closest partners. The number says how many times more often the tool runs on Elementor sites than on an average website. Hover a partner for its share of sites.

Hello Elementor22×ElementsKit22×Hostinger14×RankMath SEO13×Site Kit11×LiteSpeed10×Twitter Emoji (Twemoji)9×Contact Form 78×jQuery UI7×

Stacks we see most. Tools that tend to run together with Elementor on the same websites. The percentage is the share of all 116 Elementor sites that run the whole stack.

18 stacks · swipe, drag or use the arrows
#1

Elementor + Yoast SEO + Site Kit + Contact Form 7 + Bootstrap

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#2

Elementor + Yoast SEO + ElementsKit

6%7 of 116 sites
#3

Elementor + Yoast SEO + Astra

6%7 of 116 sites
#4

Elementor + Yoast SEO + Hello Elementor + WP Rocket

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#5

Elementor + Site Kit + HubSpot WordPress plugin

5.2%6 of 116 sites
#6

Elementor + Site Kit + WooCommerce

5.2%6 of 116 sites
#7

Elementor + RankMath SEO + Elementor Header & Footer Builder

5.2%6 of 116 sites
#8

Elementor + WP Rocket + Elementor Header & Footer Builder

5.2%6 of 116 sites
#9

Elementor + RankMath SEO + Site Kit + ElementsKit

3.4%4 of 116 sites
#10

Elementor + RankMath SEO + Bootstrap

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#11

Elementor + WP Rocket + ElementsKit

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#12

Elementor + Bootstrap + ElementsKit

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#13

Elementor + RankMath SEO + Astra

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#14

Elementor + WP Rocket + Astra

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#15

Elementor + Hello Elementor + Elementor Header & Footer Builder

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#16

Elementor + Hello Elementor + Google Maps

4.3%5 of 116 sites
#17

Elementor + Bootstrap + Hostinger CDN

3.4%4 of 116 sites
#18

Elementor + Astra + Elementor Header & Footer Builder

3.4%4 of 116 sites

Usually installed alongside

The bigger the bubble, the more of the 116 Elementor sites also run the tool. Colour shows what the tool does. Hover or tap a bubble for details.

Google Analytics72%Site Kit29%Linkedin Insight Tag18%Google Tag Manager62%Yoast SEO45%RankMath SEO30%Contact Form 722%HubSpot22%WP Rocket22%ElementsKit17%DoubleClick Floodlight15%
AnalyticsTag managerSearch visibilityFormsMarketingSpeed and cachingPluginAdvertising

Similar tools in its category

Page builders: 488 tools known, 117 seen in our scans

Webflow96 sitesAlternativeWordPress Block Editor38 sitesAlternativeFramer Sites19 sitesAlternativeDivi17 sitesAlternativePopup Maker17 sitesAlternativewpBakery16 sitesAlternativeGravity Forms13 sitesAlternativeAutoptimize12 sitesAlternativeYoast SEO230 sitesUsed togetherWP Rocket81 sitesUsed togetherContact Form 770 sitesUsed togetherSite Kit66 sitesUsed together

How websites combine Elementor with other tools

Relationships found on the websites that use it, from the same map status pages show.

Integrates with another 43Needs another tool 33Complements another tool 31Built on a platform 22Overlaps with another 1

Who is behind Elementor

From its own pages and public records, with sources

Operated by

Elementor Ltd.[3]

Contracting entity based in Ramat Gan, Israel · since 2016[3][1]

Co-Founder & CEO

Yoni L.[1]

Co-Founder & CEO

Ariel K.[1]

Its story

  1. 2016

    The founders created Elementor to make professional web creation accessible to all. Its live drag-and-drop Editor let people design WordPress pages visually.[1][8]

  2. 2018

    Elementor 2.0 added a Theme Builder for headers, footers and dynamic templates. Design moved beyond single pages to the whole site.[8][11]

  3. 2019

    The Hello Elementor theme gave builders a minimalist, lightweight starting point. A blank canvas theme kept the page weight low.[8]

  4. 2020

    Elementor 3.0 added Global Colors and Fonts, a rebuilt Theme Builder and performance work. Teams could keep one design language across a site.[11]

  5. 2022

    Elementor added auto-scaling cloud hosting for WordPress. Hosting, builder and Pro features became available from one vendor.[8]

  6. 2023

    Elementor AI arrived as a native assistant inside the Editor. It can generate code, layouts and images without leaving the page being built.[8]

  7. 2025

    Editor V4 Alpha launched as an opt-in preview with reusable Classes and States and a cleaner DOM. Sites could try the new engine while keeping their familiar tools.[14]

  8. 2026

    Elementor One combined design, optimization and site management tools into a single subscription. The Editor became part of a wider platform.[8]

  9. 2026

    Version 4.0 made Variables, Classes and Components part of the Editor, with a unified style tab and simpler markup for faster pages.[10]

Questions about Elementor

What is Elementor?
A website builder for WordPress with a drag-and-drop Editor.[1][2]
Is there a free version of Elementor?
Yes. You can start with the no-cost Editor tier and upgrade to Editor Pro for features such as the Theme Builder.[2]
Is Elementor open source?
Elementor and Elementor Pro are free software released under the GPLv3 license.[3]
Can I get help at any hour?
Yes. Its help center offers a Virtual Assistant for answers around the clock.[7]
How many websites use Elementor?
We found Elementor on 116 of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months (4.5%). 41 of them have a public status page.
What is Elementor often used with?
Among the websites we scan, Elementor is often found alongside Google Analytics (72.4% of its sites), Swiper (59.5% of its sites), jQuery UI (57.8% of its sites).
What are the alternatives to Elementor?
Other page builders tools we recognize include Yoast SEO, Webflow, WP Rocket, Contact Form 7.

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