Elementor vs Mobirise
We give Elementor and Mobirise the same GPA: 2.2 out of 4.0. Elementor grades higher on platforms. Mobirise grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Elementor
Drag-and-drop page builder plugin and hosting for WordPress
Mobirise
Free desktop website builder with paid themes, extensions and AI
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAElementorFair | 2.2GPAMobiriseFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. Cheap for an editor, but hosting is extra: Elementor Host is $15 a month in its first year, taking one site to about $22. | CThe app is free, but a site needs a server: BASE is $199 a year, about $16.58 a month, for hosting on your own domain, and KIT at $149 a year only unlocks themes in the app. That's the middle of this category. Hosting you already pay for costs nothing extra. |
| Free plan and 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. | BThe desktop app is free for personal and commercial use, publishes unlimited sites to your own hosting or a free mobirisesite.com address, and gives 3 AI generations a month. One person could live on that; premium themes are the main thing missing. |
| Features | CVisual editing with responsive controls, a theme builder for the whole site, forms, popups, WooCommerce page design and AI on the One plans. Plenty. The gap is the one the listing names: it needs a WordPress site, and no editor plan includes hosting. | CAn offline drag-and-drop builder, publishing anywhere with full code export, AI site generation and 220+ themes and extensions in the Kit. Selling is done with cart extensions through PayPal, Stripe or WhatsApp rather than a full store. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo app store rating on record. You install it and start dragging blocks in, but you still build every page and, unless you pay for BASE, sort out your own hosting. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWindows and Mac, plus Mobirise AI in a browser, which is still computers only, with no Linux and no phone app. Its connections are payment and social ones: PayPal, Stripe, WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube. |
| Best for | designing WordPress sites visually | building sites offline and hosting them anywhere |
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: Elementor and Mobirise. How we grade
Price against what you get
Elementor starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mobirise starts at $12.42 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0.
Elementor scores higher and starts $7.42 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Elementor for less, and 9 score higher than Mobirise 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
- Elementor starts at $5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year). Mobirise starts at $149 per year (KIT).
- Only Mobirise lists Windows and macOS apps.
At a glance
| Elementor | Mobirise | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year) | $149 per year (KIT) |
| Free plan | The free Elementor editor plugin for WordPress, with drag-and-drop tools, key widgets and core site-building features. You supply WordPress and hosting. | The desktop app is free for personal and commercial use, with free blocks, publishing to any hosting or a free mobirisesite.com subdomain, and 3 AI generations a month. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Elementor Ltd. | Mobirise |
| Price read from | elementor.com | mobirise.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Elementor
- WordPress users who want to design pages visually without code
- Freelancers and agencies building many WordPress client sites
- WooCommerce shops that want custom product and checkout pages
Mobirise
- People who want to build sites offline and host them anywhere
- Designers making client sites, which the Kit license allows without a site limit
- Anyone who wants a no-cost builder for simple Bootstrap sites
Worth knowing
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.
Mobirise
- The desktop app runs on Windows and Mac only; there is no Linux version.
- Premium themes and extensions are sold only through the Kit, which runs for a year. If it is not renewed, premium blocks, updates and support switch off.
- Hosting, custom domains and more than 3 AI generations a month need BASE or GROW; KIT covers the desktop app only.
- A Kit activates on up to 2 computers; 10 needs the Enterprise license, whose price is not shown on the pricing page.
Key features
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.
Mobirise
- Offline drag-and-drop builder
- Pages are built on your computer from pre-made blocks for menus, galleries, sliders and forms, edited like a text document and saved to a local folder.
- Publish anywhere or export code
- Sites go to your own hosting, to a free mobirisesite.com subdomain or to a custom domain, and the full HTML, CSS and JavaScript can be exported.
- Mobirise AI
- A browser-based builder turns a prompt in any language into layouts, text, images and video, with hosting included. Its sites can be edited in the desktop app too.
- Themes and extensions
- More than 220 premium Bootstrap 5 themes and extensions, such as Code Editor, Form Builder, Popup Builder, Password Protect and social feeds, come with the Kit.
- Shop and cart extensions
- Simple Shop, Smart Cart and PayPal Shopping Cart add product blocks and checkout through PayPal and Stripe, or take orders as WhatsApp messages.
- Code Editor
- The Code Editor extension opens a site's HTML and CSS for manual edits, external plugins and custom blocks made from scratch.
Plans
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.
Mobirise
FREE$0
The desktop app with free blocks and themes, unlimited sites published to your own hosting, and 3 AI generations a month.
KIT$149
per year
All 220+ premium themes and extensions for unlimited offline sites with no Mobirise branding, for the desktop app only.
BASE$199
per year
Everything in KIT plus premium AI designs, 3 online sites with hosting, custom domains, site export and 100 AI generations a month.
GROW$249
per year
Everything in BASE with 10 online sites and 1,000 AI generations a month, aimed at client work.
Ways to pay less
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.
Mobirise
No public discounts listed.
