Elementor Review 2025: Sharing our Experience with Elementor (Covering Pros, Cons, Features & More)

Are you searching for a WordPress page builder? Looking for an in-depth Elementor review along with its features, pros and cons? You’re in the right place.

In this post, I am going to share our experience with the Elementor page builder. I have experimented with both free & paid versions of Elementor and finally came up with the verdict.

I’ll talk about:

• Elementor main benefits
• It’s working & the user interface
• Its unique features
• Its pros & cons
• Its Pricing & Performance
• And more.

So without wasting time, let’s dive in.

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Elementor Review Summary

From my perspective, Elementor Pro is the good page builder plugin for WordPress sites.

If you’re using WordPress and looking to customize everything on your website (from header to footer to landing pages), Elementor is for you.

Because of its easy-to-design approach, beginners could design or customize their site look and overall design in much lesser time. And yes, Elementor also saves money. A web designer’s charges are almost 5X higher than the cost involved in a DIY approach with Elementor.

But if you are using different CMS or have a requirement to access advanced developer level designing interfaces and features, then Elementor might not suit you. Probably Oxygen or Beaver Builder works well in that case.

If you’re just getting started, give a try to Elementor free version as it offers enough elements and widgets to build a beautiful WordPress site.

But if you open to invest little bit then try Elementor Pro version as it gives you unlimited opportunities to customize your site.The extra features you’ll get in Elementor pro is extra widgets (80+), inbuilt theme builder & popup form builder, WooCommerce & eCommerce support, premium support, and huge list of premade website design templates.

It’s worth exploring both versions to see what fits your needs best.

Elementor Pros	Elementor Cons
Offers you extremely easy to use drag-and-drop builder (no HTML or CSS skills required)	No lifetime pricing options compared to its alternative like Divi (however you can still use their page builder without support, updates, etc if you stop paying).
It’s also available for free (although their Pro version offers even more features and modules).	Elementor cloud hosting is kind of expensive.
Gives you access to a ton of ready-made page templates
Works with any theme
Works with WooCommerce (in fact, it includes custom WooCommerce content elements)
Offers mobile editing controls (and anything that you create with Elementor is mobile-friendly and responsive)

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What is Elementor? And How Does It Work?

Elementor is a free WordPress page builder which helps you create amazing websites using WordPress. 

With over 10 million active installs on WordPress sites, Elementor is the leading page builder plugin for WordPress sites.

You need a WordPress theme to work along with the Elementor plugin. Almost every WordPress theme works well with Elementor.

Here are some of the excellent features offered by Elementor plugin which help you build amazing websites easily.

That means, with the help of Elementor, you can build anything from landing pages to custom 404 pages, appealing popups and so on.

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Elementor Working & User Interface (Is it Hard to Learn?)

Is Elementor easy to work with? 

Absolutely yes!

The primary reason I am using Elementor is its simple learning curve. 

One of the major reasons over 5 million people are using the Elementor plugin is because of its editor. 

Because of the drag & drop approach, the user can easily design professional-looking web pages by Elementor in minutes. Plus, it also offers a live editing feature.

Here’s what the main interface of Elementor looks like;

As you can see above, it offers “elements” (can be also considered as widgets) which you can drag and drop into their editor to make any kind of customizations you need.

There are basically 4 sections you’ll find in their editor which are listed below.

1. Content area (where you can drag and drop any widget aka element that’s needed)
2. Elements area (these are the widgets that you need to design your page)
3. Settings (you can preview your design on different devices, undo your changes etc)

Adding Widgets:

Customizing Elements:

Once you drag the elements, it offers you plenty of customizations you need. You can change the text color, play with other color options, typography etc.

Here’s how it looks like;

Want to add pricing tables on your landing pages or sales pages? No problem.

As you can see, Elementor offers everything from pricing tables to testimonials to product star ratings and so on.

To create a page with Elementor all you have to do is:

1. Create a new page and select “Edit With Elementor.”
2. Click the “+” button and choose a layout that suits my needs.
3. Next, add some drag and drop widgets like text blocks, images, and buttons from the Elementor panel into your page
4. Next customize the Content, Style, and Advanced tabs to fine-tune the appearance, position, and behavior of each element.
5. Next control visibility if you want, The “Advanced” tab now includes display conditions. This allows you to control when and how specific elements appear on your page based on factors like user role or date.
6. Finally save your progress regularly and preview your page to see how it looks.

I love how Elementor Pro now integrates AI! You’ll find ‘Write with AI’ in text boxes and an AI icon in the image editor for easy content and image generation.

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Elementor Core Features Review & Walkthrough

Access to over 150 Responsive Premade Templates

The main value Elementor gives you is “Premade Templates”.  For those who don’t want to build a page from scratch can take advantage of such templates (300+)

During my research, I have found Elementor offers Templates for Individual Pages (About us, Contact us, Homepage), Embeddable Blocks templates (404 Block, Footer, etc), and Complete Website Kit templates.

Individual Pages Templates:

Blocks Templates:

Website Kit Templates (Set of Pages):

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Elementor Modules: How Many Elements Offered By Elementor?

Elementor Widgets (elements) are the main thing you will interact with inside Elementor. These elements are the building blocks of your page. You cannot build a page without these elements.

Did you know Elementor offers 40+ widgets in its free version only?

It is more than any premium page builder (Divi) offers.  And if you explore Elementor Pro, then you would find upto 50 extra widgets.

You’ll find 4 types of Modules inside Elementor: Basic Modules, Pro Modules, Theme Modules & WooCommerce Modules.

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Elementor Theme Builder

I know there are thousands of WordPress themes out there (ranging from free to premium themes). Most WordPress themes would require knowledge of PHP and CSS. That’s the reason why most people won’t be able to make many changes at the design level.  – This problem is solved by the Elementor Theme Builder feature.

Fortunately Elementor Pro offers a theme builder which lets you customize almost anything on your WordPress site.

From pages to the header section, footer and archive pages, you can pick any template you want to and customize your site using drag and drop editor.

Want to add a new logo to your site? Just create a logo and drop it in the header section. Want to change your footer section completely? Add the necessary elements that you need and you’re done.

I haven’t found the place on my site to utilize this elementor functionality but you can if you want.

So how to use Elementor Theme Builder from Elementor Pro?

Watch this tutorial from Elementor:

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Elementor Compatibility with WordPress Themes

Elementor needs a WordPress theme to customize your site and it works flawlessly with any WordPress theme.

When it comes to WordPress themes, I highly recommend you to stay away from free themes. So what options do you have when it comes to premium themes that work well with Elementor?

There are a ton of Elementor compatible themes in the market, but there are two themes that are widely used by Elementor users and they are;

• GeneratePress and
• Astra

But what if you’re looking for a FREE theme that works out of the box with Elementor?

Fortunately, Elementor offers you a free WordPress theme called “Hello” which they call it as the “fastest WordPress theme ever created”. Here’s the link to download Hello theme for free (From the Elementor site)

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Elementor and Popups

If used right, popups can work like a charm to boost your website conversions. No matter whether you want to grow your sales, email subscribers or leads, you can use popups to quickly grow your conversions.

But creating popups is not easy until recently (as you either had to use expensive plugins or tools). Now, you can use Elementor Pro to create WordPress popups.

If you’re a beginner, you can use their pre-made designs as they currently have over 100 beautifully designed popup templates you can use to design WordPress popups to increase your website conversions.

What type of popups can you show on your WordPress using Elementor plugin?

• Countdown timer popups
• Promotion & Sale Banners​
• Lead Capture (Boost your conversion rate by creating smart popups)
• Content Lock & Upgrades​ (Reveal your premium content to users who opted in)
• Announcements (Notify visitors about maintenance, news or updates etc)
• Exit Intent (Popups trigger when your website visitors are just about to leave your site)
• Welcome Mat (You can show full-screen welcome popups that your visitors see the second they visit your site)
• Related Products & Upsells (You can get more sales by creating popups that display related WooCommerce products)

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Elementor & WooCommerce Support

Do you want to create your own online store? Don’t know how to code? No problem.

With Elementor WooCommerce Builder, you can easily create your eCommerce store to sell products and it also offers page templates to customize your store however you want.

Here is the breakdown of all the parts that are included in a regular WooCommerce product page (including widgets).

As you can see above, from menu cart to product description and related products, you can create your own online store without coding.

You can now edit and customize the template however you want (by including any Widget from the Elementor plugin).

Here are some of the features (widgets) that you can use in WooCommerce Builder from the Elementor plugin.

• Add to cart buttons
• Product images, price, product ratings, upsells etc
• Product title and description
• Product content
• Product breadcrumbs (easier for navigation and SEO benefits)
• Offers you Pop-ups, Countdown timer, Flipbox, and so on

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Elementor Addons

Feeling a lack of features or modules or templates in Elementor? Well, explore Elementor Addons.

When you have access to the Elementor plugin, you’ll have unlimited choices to design your website layout from scratch.

In fact, you can also use 3rd party Elementor addons that can take your blog’s design to the next level.

You can browse this section to get the best Elementor Addons to customize your site layout. (Our favorite is Elementor AI – brings AI functionality into design editor)

Most of these addons are developed by world class developers and you can also find some free addons to use on Elementor page builder.

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Elementor AI: A New Way to Design a Website

Who would have thought that we would start designing websites through AI? I mean, using AI prompts within Elementor to design the front end.

Elementor AI is essentially a new product that integrates into the editor of your Page Builder plugin. You can utilize this AI tool for four main purposes:

1. Generate layout containers using AI prompts.
2. Generate images using AI prompts.
3. Generate content using AI prompts.
4. Generate HTML and CSS code as well.

That’s a real game changer, especially for custom CSS.

It includes examples of all four use cases, giving you a sense of how Elementor AI operates.

Everyone knows how challenging it is to write perfect AI prompts for a flawless output. Fortunately, Elementor has provided numerous prompt examples on its official site for all four use cases, allowing users to use them as inspiration.

Isn’t it amazing? Elementor AI is a separate tool, and to use it, you’ll need to pay an additional fee ranging from $2.99 to $8.25 monthly.

Elementor AI is still a new thing, and I am confident that over time, this page builder will rank as number 1 in the category of the best AI website builders.

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Free Version” & “Pro Version” (Which one is to choose?)

As mentioned, I have experimented with both versions of Elementor. Just like us, Everyone started with the Elementor Free version.

The Elementor free version stands on the top when you search for a Page Builder inside the WordPress plugin repository.

5 Million + websites have already been using the Elementor Free version.

So why Elementor Pro? What’s hidden inside Elementor Pro?

Well, there are dozens of differences b/w Elementor free version & Pro version, but you can consider this comparison table where I have mentioned the primary features you only get with Elementor Pro.

Features	Elementor Pro	Elementor Free	Benefit
Theme Builder	✓	X	Full Theme Customization (No Coding)
Form Builder	✓	X	Inbuilt Form Maker
Pro Templates & Blocks	✓	X	Access to High level templates & widgets
Embed Anywhere	✓	X	Widgets can be placed anywhere on a site
Global Widget	✓	X	Change global settings of a widget (Highly Important)
Custom CSS	✓	X	Apply custom CSS to widgets
WooCommerce Widgets	✓	X	Access to WooCommerce Modules
Social Media Widgets	✓	X	Access to social media modules
Nav Menu	✓	X	For designing beautiful Menus
Header & Footer Builder	✓	X	Custom header & footer per page
Popup Builder	✓	X	Build Popup forms

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Words on Elementor Performance (Will it Impact Site Performance?)

The primary reason people don’t install the Page Builders plugin on their site is that they fear about the bad impact page builders made on a website’s performance.

But don’t worry. Elementor never does this.

In fact, I have tested Elementor’s performance and found amazing results. I created a page with Elementor HEAVY modules (contact form, table, etc) and tested using the Google PageSpeed tool.

Here is the result:

I haven’t used the WP Rocket site optimization plugin – Meaning the performance will improve drastically if you use any site optimization plugin on Elementor based WordPress website.

Expert Tip: Make sure you have the right hosting for better speed. Find the best web hosting for beginners and fast performance.

Testing performance once doesn’t provide complete satisfaction. The truth becomes evident when numerous people have genuinely used Elementor and shared their experiences. Right?

Reddit is the front face of the internet, and we know that Reddit users’ opinions are absolutely true and unbiased.

Recently, I came across a Reddit thread where a user asked the Reddit community about Elementor’s performance.

This was the question he asked:

Users also say that Elementor performs well only when your website hosting server is good. Speaking of our site, we use WPX web hosting with servers that perfectly handle Elementor’s load without any performance issues.

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Elementor Pricing and Plans

Elementor offers a free version with basic features and a premium version. I am using the Essential plan because I want to use Elementor Pro only on my single website.

So how much does Elementor Pro cost?

Currently Elementor Pro offers 5 subscription plans which are listed below.

1. Essential: $59/year (1 Website)
2. Advanced Solo: $79/year (1 Website)
3. Advanced: $99/year (3 Websites)
4. Expert: $199/year (25 Websites)
5. Agency: $399/year (1000 Websites)

• Essential: Ideal for single-site users. Offers core Pro features with 57 Pro widgets.
• Advanced solo: Ideal for single eCommerce site
• Advanced: Suitable for freelancers or agencies working on multiple projects (up to 3 sites). Includes all Pro widgets.
• Expert: Designed for agencies and businesses managing a larger number of websites (up to 25 sites).
• Agency: Best suited for large agencies or enterprises with extensive website portfolios (up to 1000 sites).

While all tiers offer access to core Pro features like the Theme Builder, WooCommerce Builder, and Popup Builder, the Essential plan generally provides the best value for most individuals and small businesses due to its affordability and suitability for single-site projects.

I guess you should pick the essential plan unless you need eCommerce features.

So what are you waiting for?

What if you’re not happy with Elementor Pro? 30-days money back guarantee will always have your back.

Elementor AI requires separate credits, which may be an additional cost to consider.

I’ve been exploring their cloud hosting options, and while I appreciate the convenience factor, I found the entry-level plans to be a bit resource-constrained. The Lite plan, for example, only provides 5GB of storage and 10GB of monthly bandwidth, which might not be enough for websites with even moderate traffic.

The pricing itself is competitive, but I think other hosts offer better value for the money at this tier.

Overall, Elementor Cloud has potential, especially for those deeply invested in the Elementor ecosystem. However, I believe they need to offer more generous resource allowances on their entry-level plans to make them truly competitive.

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Support Options

The Support options for Elementor users vary as per their plan. 

Here are the support options found inside Elementor:

• Premium live chat support (For Pro users)
• Elementor Knowledge Base (For all users)
• Elementor Academy (Free high quality video tutorials related to Elementor & website design)
• Elementor Facebook community (For quick help from existing users)

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Elementor Alternatives (You can consider Divi)

Personally, I would advise you to start with an Elementor (If you are a beginner). However, you can always have various WordPress page builders to choose from. 

1.) Divi:

When people search for Elementor alternatives, Divi always comes first. If Elementor is the #1 WordPress page builder then Divi is the #2. 

There has always been a running debate between these two awesome page builders. You can read my Elementor vs Divi post to understand how these plugins differ from each other.

Features	Elementor	Divi
Theme Builder Functionality	✓	✓
Performance	Faster	Little Bit Slower
A/B Testing Module	✕	✓
Free Version	✓	✕
Elements Count	Free Version: 40+ Elementor Pro: 50 Extra	36 Only
Global Modules	✓	✓
Popup Builder	✓	✕
Drag & Drop Builder	✓	✓
Adding Elements Method	Follows section & columns approach	Follows section & rows approach
Ease Of Use	More	Less
Dynamic Interface	✕	✓
Real time page editing	✓	✓
Individual Pages Templates	More	Less
Website Kit Templates	Less	More (350+)
Inbuilt Theme	✕	✓ (Divi)
Compatibility with Other Themes	✓	✓
Shortcode Widget	✓	✕
Custom CSS	✓	✓
Embed Anywhere (Templates/Blocks)	✓	✓
WooCommerce Widgets	✓	✓
Inbuilt Form Widget	Missing Conditional Logic	More Powerful (Conditional Logic is there)
Add-ons Supported	Huge third party plugins can be integrated with Elementor	Can be integrated with only few third party plugins
Lock Elements	✕	✓
Maintenance Mode	✓	✕
Role Editor	Less Powerful	More Powerful
Lifetime Subscription	Not available	Available
Pricing	Cheaper (Elementor Pro starts from $59/year)	Expensive (Starts from $89/year)

2. Gutenberg:

Compared to Elementor, the WordPress default Gutenberg editor is more simplified, easy to use, and offers a better user interface with enough block elements. And since it is built into core WordPress, plugins and themes are more likely to be compatible with Gutenberg than Elementor.

However, the WordPress Gutenberg editor has serious limitations (Code customization, Limited Elements, Limited Functionality) which are overcome by Elementor

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FAQs:

• Read: Elementor vs Divi Builder: Which is Best Page Builder?
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• Read: 8 Best WordPress Page Builders 2025

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Final Thoughts on Elementor

So what are your views about the Elementor plugin? Hope you liked my in-depth Elementor Website Builder Review. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments.

We think Elementor is one of the top WordPress page builders out there—though we’ll admit, we’re a bit confused between Divi and Elementor!

That said, Elementor is a fantastic tool, which is why we continue to create themes for it and keep Ultimate Addons for Elementor updated.

Here’s why we love Elementor:

• It’s user-friendly and easy to build with.
• It’s flexible enough to handle most types of websites.
• You can extend its functionality with themes and add-ons.
• It’s stable and reliable for long-term use.

But you cannot ignore these limitations:

• Elementor does slow down load times and increase HTTP requests to some extent (which is a common trait of most WordPress page builders).
• Their cloud hosting is relatively expensive compared to others. Most website owners prefer using just their page builder plugin, as that’s their core product.