Bricks vs Elementor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Elementor grades higher than Bricks: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bricks grades higher on value for money. Elementor grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bricks
Visual site builder delivered as a WordPress theme
Elementor
Drag-and-drop page builder plugin and hosting for WordPress
Which one is for you
Pick Bricks if
- Fits if you run WordPress and want a visual builder as your theme
- Works for agencies that need unlimited sites on one license
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want hosting included, as hosting and domain are separate
- Not for you if you want to try it on your own site first, because there is no downloadable demo
- Watch out: if a subscription lapses, updates, support and templates stop
- Tight if you run many live sites: each needs its own license activation
- Pricey if you want one price forever: Ultimate Lifetime is $599
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
| 1.8GPABricksWeak | 2.2GPAElementorFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$79 a year for 1 website, about $6.58 a month, inside the cheaper quarter ($7.42). The $599 lifetime plan costs more than two years of the middle price. | 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 | DThere is no downloadable demo; a free online playground needs an account, and a 60-day money-back guarantee is not a trial. | 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 | CA full builder with the same features on every plan, though it is WooCommerce only for stores. | 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 | DNo rating on record, and it needs your own self-hosted 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 | CWordPress only, with WooCommerce listed. | 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 as a WordPress theme | 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: Bricks and Elementor. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bricks starts at $6.58 a month when paid by the year and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Elementor starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.
Elementor scores higher and starts $1.58 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 11 score higher than Bricks for less, and 1 scores 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
- Bricks also covers online store and popups.
- Elementor also covers forms.
At a glance
| Bricks | Elementor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $79 per year for 1 website | $5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year) |
| Free plan | None | 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 | No downloadable demo; a free online playground at try.bricksbuilder.io needs an account. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Bricks | Elementor Ltd. |
| Price read from | bricksbuilder.io | elementor.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bricks
- It runs only on self-hosted WordPress; hosting and a domain are bought separately.
- If a subscription is cancelled, updates, support and community templates stop, though sites keep working.
- Every live WordPress install needs its own license activation, including each subsite of a multisite; local and staging sites do not count.
- A 60-day money-back guarantee is stated on the pricing page.
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
Bricks
- Visual builder with 149 elements
- Pages are built from elements with class-based styling, global variables and palettes, and custom breakpoints for responsive layouts.
- Query loop builder
- Pull posts, taxonomies and other database content onto a page visually, or write a PHP query, with load-more and infinite scroll.
- Popup, menu and WooCommerce builders
- Mega menus, popups and the shop, cart, checkout and account pages can be designed inside the builder.
- Dynamic data, conditions and interactions
- Content can be shown or hidden by conditions, and triggers and actions can be set for click and hover behavior.
- AI Abilities (experimental)
- A compatible external AI client can create and update pages, templates, queries and design resources, which are then editable in Bricks.
- Custom code
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP can be added to headers, footers and individual pages.
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
Bricks
Starter$79
per year for 1 website
Full feature set, updates, email and forum support and community templates for the term of the subscription.
Business$149
per year for up to 3 websites
Same features as Starter, covering 3 websites.
Agency$249
per year for unlimited websites
Same features, unlimited websites, and eligible for the Bricks Expert listing.
Ultimate Lifetime$599
one-time, unlimited websites
Paid once, with all future updates, features and technical support, unlimited websites and the Bricks Expert listing.
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
Bricks
No public discounts listed.
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, Bricks or Elementor?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Elementor is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $6.58 a month when paid by the year for Bricks. Bricks starts at $79 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, Bricks or Elementor?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Elementor has a free plan. Bricks does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.