Bricks vs Oxygen Builder (2026): which should you pick?

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 Oxygen Builder if

• Fits if you run WordPress and want to pay once for unlimited sites
• Makes sense if you build for clients and want no seat count

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want hosting included, as hosting and a domain are separate
• Watch out: AI building needs your own agent subscription
• Watch out: the checkout link carries a limited-time 50% code, so the price may not stay
• Not for you if you are not on WordPress, because it runs nowhere else

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.

Oxygen Builder

• It only runs inside WordPress, and the site's hosting and domain are bought separately.
• AI building needs your own agent subscription; every feature also works by hand in the editor.
• The checkout link on the pricing page carries a limited-time 50% discount code, so the listed price may not stay.

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.

Oxygen Builder

Visual builder for WordPress

Oxygen runs as a plugin on an existing WordPress site and can take over templates page by page, so a site does not have to be rebuilt at once.

Build with your own AI agent

Version 6.2 connects to agents such as Claude, Codex, Gemini or Cursor through MCP. Oxygen does not resell AI credits; the agent runs on the vendor's own plan.

Classes and global variables

Pages are made of native elements styled with classes and global variables, which the vendor says keeps the markup clean.

Content types and WooCommerce

Custom post types, fields and WooCommerce shop templates can be designed in the builder; the vendor's examples use ACF fields.

Local setup

A single npm command creates a local site with WordPress, Oxygen and an agent connection.

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.

Oxygen Builder

• Lifetime License$199.50

  one-time, paid once

  Every feature including the AI tooling, unlimited sites (personal, client, staging and local), lifetime updates and support, with no renewals or seats. 60-day money-back guarantee.