Elementor vs Nicepage (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Nicepage grades higher than Elementor: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Nicepage grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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
Nicepage
Drag-and-drop page builder for HTML, WordPress and Joomla sites
Which one is for you
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
Pick Nicepage if
- Fits if you build HTML sites or WordPress and Joomla themes
- Works for people who want a desktop app as well as a browser
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 2 projects and no export of projects or themes
- Skip it if you want PHP or JS hosting, since hosting covers HTML only
- Watch out: when a subscription ends, the domain is disconnected and published sites stay active for 12 months
- Pricey if you need more domains: Pro has 5 and Ultimate has 20
- Not for you if you want phone support: it runs through a support system and forum
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAElementorFair | 2.4GPANicepageFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. That's the editor alone: Elementor Host is $15 a month in its first year, taking one site to about $22. | BPersonal is $6.75 a month billed annually, inside the cheaper quarter ($7.42), with only 5 projects. |
| 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. | CA free Starter plan has 2 projects and 2 HTML sites on a nicepage.io address, with no export; a 7-day trial of Premium features comes with an account. |
| Features | 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. | CA builder with templates, forms and stores, but hosting covers HTML only and HTML sites cannot be imported back. |
| 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 rating on record, and you build and export your own pages. |
| 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. | BWeb, Mac and Windows, with WordPress, Joomla, WooCommerce and Stripe listed. |
| Best for | designing WordPress sites visually | HTML, WordPress and Joomla pages |
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 Nicepage. 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. Nicepage starts at $6.75 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Elementor starts $1.75 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Elementor for less, and 1 scores higher than Nicepage 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
- Nicepage also covers online store.
At a glance
| Elementor | Nicepage | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year) | $6.75 per month, billed annually (Personal) |
| 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. | Starter plan: 2 projects and 2 HTML sites on a nicepage.io subdomain, with basic customization and limited exports. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day trial of most Premium features when you create an account |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Elementor Ltd. | Nicepage |
| Price read from | elementor.com | nicepage.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
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.
Nicepage
- The Starter plan has no export of projects or WordPress and Joomla themes, and stops at 2 projects.
- After a subscription ends, the account falls back to Starter, the connected domain is disconnected and published sites stay active for 12 months.
- Hosting covers HTML sites only, not PHP or JS files, and HTML sites cannot be imported back into the editor.
- Support runs through a support system and forum; there is no phone or Facebook support.
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.
Nicepage
- Desktop apps and online builder
- The same editor runs in Windows and Mac desktop apps and in a browser; the desktop apps can be used offline after signing in once.
- Templates and blocks
- More than 15,000 responsive templates, with grid layouts, galleries, sliders, forms, animations and an AI page builder.
- WordPress and Joomla
- A WordPress plugin and Joomla extension design pages, and the apps can export themes; WooCommerce and VirtueMart product pages need Pro.
- Hosting and export
- Nicepage hosts HTML sites on its network with custom domains. Sites can also be exported as static HTML for third-party hosting without limits.
- E-commerce
- HTML sites can take payments through PayPal and Stripe, with a product limit that rises by plan, from 10 products up to unlimited.
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.
Nicepage
Starter$0
Free for individuals: 2 projects, 2 HTML sites on a nicepage.io subdomain, 50 form submissions in total and basic customization.
Personal$6.75
per month, billed annually
5 projects and 5 HTML sites, 1 site with a connected domain, 250 form submissions a month and a WordPress export.
Business$12.75
per month, billed annually
50 projects, 3 sites with a connected domain, full customization, WordPress and Joomla export and advanced e-commerce.
Pro$18.75
per month, billed annually
Unlimited projects and HTML sites, 5 connected domains, 5,000 form submissions a month and WooCommerce export.
Ultimate$31.75
per month, billed annually
20 sites with connected domains, 25,000 form submissions a month, white label for WordPress and Joomla and large photo downloads.
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.
Nicepage
- Lifetime license
Lifetime license option
A License is lifetime Premium for the desktop app, WordPress plugin and Joomla extension, with one year of updates and online services.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Elementor or Nicepage?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Elementor is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $6.75 a month for Nicepage. Elementor starts at $5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year), and Nicepage starts at $6.75 per month, billed annually (Personal).
Which has a free plan, Elementor or Nicepage?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Elementor and Nicepage have a free plan.
Which platforms do Elementor and Nicepage run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Nicepage lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.