Breakdance vs Elementor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Breakdance grades higher than Elementor: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Breakdance grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Breakdance
Visual site builder plugin for WordPress
Elementor
Drag-and-drop page builder plugin and hosting for WordPress
Which one is for you
Pick Breakdance if
- Fits if you already run WordPress and want a visual editor inside it
- Works for people who build several sites, since the free edition has no site limit
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want hosting, as Breakdance is a plugin, not a hosted service
- Tight if you need full forms, popups, dynamic data or code editing, which are Pro
- Watch out: the 1-site license counts live sites, not local or staging installs
- Watch out: the unlimited page shows $399.99 crossed out and notes a coming rise to that price
Pick Elementor if
- Fits if your site is already on WordPress and you'd rather not edit code
- Works for freelancers building client sites, as Expert covers 25 sites for $17 a month billed yearly
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to look after WordPress, plugins and hosting at all
- Not for you if you like paying month to month, since Pro and One plans are billed yearly only
- Tight if you buy Essential, which stores no form entries and has no popups, custom code or store widgets
- Watch out: Elementor Host is a separate subscription that renews at list price and doesn't include a Pro license
- Watch out: One's $180 first year rises to $228, and its AI and email features run on monthly credits
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABreakdanceGood | 2.2GPAElementorFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $99.99 a year for 1 site, about $8.33 a month, in the middle of a category that runs $6.75 to $22. Unlimited sites is $199.99. | CGraded against its alternatives, Divi and the hosted builders. Advanced Solo, the plan with stored forms, popups and store widgets, is $7 a month for one site, billed $84 a year. That's the editor alone: Elementor Host is $15 a month in its first year, taking one site to about $22. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free edition for unlimited sites with 80 elements and basic forms, popups, dynamic data and WooCommerce. One site owner could live on that. | CThe free plugin has no time limit and builds real pages with the core widgets. But the theme builder and popups are Pro, and nothing goes live until you pay someone for hosting, since Elementor's plans don't include it. |
| Features | BDesign editor, theme-style templating, forms, popups, dynamic data, WooCommerce and an MCP link for AI agents. It covers the job of a WordPress builder. | CVisual editing with responsive controls, a theme builder for the whole site, forms, popups, WooCommerce page design and AI on the One plans. The gap is the one the listing names: it needs a WordPress site, and no editor plan includes hosting. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You build the site yourself inside WordPress. | CNo rating on record. The editor is drag-and-drop with global styles, but first you need WordPress running on a host, then the plugin, then Pro, so there's real setup and a learning curve. Elementor Host takes out the hosting step for another fee. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, as a WordPress plugin, with WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields, Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. | BIt runs in the browser inside WordPress, works with WooCommerce and Google Analytics, and Elementor MCP connects sites to Claude, Codex and Cursor. No desktop or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | a visual builder inside WordPress | designing WordPress sites visually |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Breakdance and Elementor. How we grade
Price against what you get
Breakdance starts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Elementor starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.
Breakdance scores higher, and starts $3.33 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Breakdance for less, and 3 score higher than Elementor for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Breakdance also covers online store and popups.
At a glance
| Breakdance | Elementor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $99.99 per year for 1 website | $5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year) |
| Free plan | Use on unlimited websites with 80 elements, a limited Design Library, and basic WooCommerce, form, popup and dynamic data tools. | The free Elementor editor plugin for WordPress, with drag-and-drop tools, key widgets and core site-building features. You supply WordPress and hosting. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Breakdance | Elementor Ltd. |
| Price read from | breakdance.com | elementor.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Breakdance
- Breakdance runs only inside WordPress; it is not a hosted service.
- The free plan has 80 elements and basic forms, popups and dynamic data; full versions need Pro.
- The 1-website Pro license counts live sites, not local, staging or development installs.
- Vendor says the price you pay is locked at renewal; the unlimited plan page notes a coming rise to $399.99.
Elementor
- Elementor needs a WordPress site; the plugin and Pro plans do not include hosting, and Elementor Host does not include a Pro license.
- Pro and One plans are billed annually, with no monthly option on the pricing page, and come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Essential stores no form submissions and has no popups, custom code or ecommerce widgets.
- Elementor Host is a separate subscription, from $15 a month billed annually for one site ($180 the first year), and renews at list price.
Key features
Breakdance
- Visual design editor
- A drag-and-drop editor with 145 elements on Pro, a design library, element presets and a CSS class manager.
- Dynamic data
- Pages can pull content from WordPress fields and custom data, with conditions to show or hide elements.
- WooCommerce templating
- Breakdance lists design control over every page of a WooCommerce store, with the full integration on Pro.
- Forms and popups
- A form builder with multi-step forms and conditional logic, plus a popup builder, both limited to basic versions on the free plan.
- Build with an AI agent
- Version 3.0 lets any agent that supports MCP, such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, create and edit pages in Breakdance.
Elementor
- Visual drag-and-drop editor
- Pages are designed visually inside WordPress, with responsive controls for desktop, tablet and mobile and global styles for fonts and colors.
- Theme Builder and dynamic content
- Pro plans design headers, footers and templates for the whole site and pull WordPress content into them. Custom fields and post types start on Advanced Solo.
- Forms and popups
- A form builder sends leads to marketing tools and stores submissions from Advanced Solo up, where the popup builder is also included.
- WooCommerce store design
- Ecommerce widgets lay out WooCommerce product, cart and checkout pages. They are not included in Essential.
- AI and Elementor MCP
- One plans generate code, copy, images and layouts from prompts using monthly credits, and Elementor MCP connects sites to Claude, Codex and Cursor.
- Elementor Host
- Managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with a CDN, daily backups, staging and a free domain for the first year, sold apart from the editor plans.
Plans
Breakdance
Free$0
per year
Unlimited websites with 80 elements and basic forms, popups, dynamic data and WooCommerce integration.
Pro, 1 website$99.99
per year for 1 website
145 elements, full Design Library, full form, popup and dynamic data tools, and code editing. Local and staging installs do not count.
Pro, unlimited websites$199.99
per year for unlimited websites
Same Pro features on unlimited sites. Shown as $399.99 crossed out with a $200 a year saving.
Elementor
Free$0
The basic Elementor editor plugin with drag-and-drop tools and core widgets, installed on your own WordPress site.
Essential$5
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year)
57 Pro widgets, Theme Builder, 10 cloud templates and forms without submission storage. No popups, custom code or ecommerce features.
Advanced Solo$7
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($84 a year)
85 Pro widgets, popups, custom code and CSS, ecommerce features and custom fields. Advanced is the same for 3 sites at $9 a month ($108 a year).
Expert$17
per month for 25 sites, billed annually ($204 a year)
Everything in Advanced across 25 sites, with storage for 5,000 cloud templates.
One$19
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($228 a year)
Editor Pro plus 25,000 monthly credits for AI, image optimization, accessibility, cookie consent and email delivery. First year advertised at $180.
One Agency$45
per month for unlimited sites, billed annually ($540 a year)
One for unlimited sites with 350,000 monthly credits shared across client sites. First year advertised at $432.
Ways to pay less
Breakdance
- Other savings
60-day money-back guarantee
Every purchase is backed by a 60-day full refund, per the pricing page, and the price paid is locked for renewals.
Elementor
- Other savings
Birthday sale: 21% off the first year of One
The pricing page shows One at $180 for the first year instead of $228, and One Agency at $432 instead of $540. Both renew at the regular yearly rate. No end date is given.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Breakdance or Elementor?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Elementor is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $8.33 a month when paid by the year for Breakdance. Breakdance starts at $99.99 per year for 1 website, and Elementor starts at $5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year).
Which has a free plan, Breakdance or Elementor?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Breakdance and Elementor have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.