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Elementor vs Webflow

We give Elementor a 2.2 GPA and Webflow a 2.4, out of 4.0. Webflow grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, 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

Free plan · from $5/mo
Full detailselementor.com

Webflow

Visual website builder with a CMS, hosting and code-level control

Free plan · from $15/mo
Full detailswebflow.com

How we grade them

2.2GPAElementorFair2.4GPAWebflowFair
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.
CBasic is $15 a month for one site on yearly billing ($25 monthly), right at this category's middle. That's a site with no CMS. A blog or anything built from collections needs Premium at $25, and selling needs an ecommerce plan from $29.
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.
CThe free Starter site is real but tiny: a webflow.io address, 2 static pages, 50 form submissions and 1 GB of bandwidth. Good for learning the tool, not for running a business.
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.
BA visual designer that writes standards-based code, a CMS with 20,000 items on Premium, hosting on Cloudflare's CDN, staging, real-time co-editing, AI and an MCP server. It covers the whole job; selling is a separate plan, not a gap.
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, and this is a designer's tool: you lay pages out on a canvas of boxes and styles rather than dropping words into a template. Expect a learning curve before you're quick.
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 only, but it connects to Figma, HubSpot, Salesforce, Google Analytics 4, Mailchimp and Stripe, and REST APIs manage CMS content from outside. No desktop or phone app.
Best fordesigning WordPress sites visuallydesigners who want control over every layout

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 Webflow. 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. Webflow starts at $15 a month and scores 2.7.

Webflow scores higher, and starts $10 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 Elementor for less, and 1 scores higher than Webflow for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50$100More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessElementorWebflow

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
The full chart of website and landing page builders, and the best at every price

Where they differ

  • Elementor starts at $5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year). Webflow starts at $15 per site / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly).
  • Elementor also covers templates.
In commonFree planWebAI featuresNo-codeForms

At a glance

ElementorWebflow
PricingFree planFree plan
Starts at$5 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($60 a year)$15 per site / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly)
Free planThe free Elementor editor plugin for WordPress, with drag-and-drop tools, key widgets and core site-building features. You supply WordPress and hosting.Starter site: a webflow.io address, 2 static pages, 50 CMS items, 1 GB of bandwidth and 50 form submissions. A custom domain needs a paid site plan.
Free trialNone listedNone listed
Web
Made byElementor Ltd.Webflow, Inc.
Price read fromelementor.comwebflow.com
CheckedOct 17, 2026Oct 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

Webflow

  • Designers and agencies building custom marketing sites without hand-coding
  • Content-heavy sites that need a structured CMS and an API
  • Teams that want staging, roles and publishing permissions

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.

Webflow

  • Workspace plans are billed on top of site plans: Core is $19 and Growth $49 a month billed yearly ($28 and $60 monthly) for more staging, custom code and code export.
  • Basic has no CMS, so a blog or any collection-driven pages need Premium or higher.
  • Selling online needs a separate ecommerce site plan, and Standard takes a 2% fee on top of Stripe or PayPal fees.
  • Support is by email with a stated 48-hour reply target; cancelling still leaves the rest of the paid term to pay.

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.

Webflow

Visual designer
Pages are laid out on a canvas that writes standards-based code, with code components available on Premium for developer-built or AI-generated parts.
Webflow CMS
Collections hold blog posts, listings and other structured content with templates for each item. Premium allows 20,000 items in 40 collections; Basic has no CMS.
Hosting on a global CDN
Sites publish to Webflow hosting behind Cloudflare's CDN with free SSL. Bandwidth runs from 1 GB on Starter to 50 GB on Premium, with paid steps above that.
Workspaces and collaboration
Workspaces hold staging sites and teammates, with real-time co-editing, comment-only links and free agency or freelancer guests. Paid Workspaces add more staging sites and roles.
AI, MCP server and Webflow Cloud
Webflow AI and an MCP server for outside AI tools come with every site plan, and Webflow Cloud hosts web apps next to a site, billed by requests and CPU time above the included amounts.
APIs and add-ons
REST APIs manage CMS content from outside Webflow. Paid add-ons cover A/B testing and personalization (Optimize, from $299 a month), analytics and localization.

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.

Webflow

  • Starter$0

    A webflow.io subdomain, 2 static pages, a limited CMS of 50 items, 1 GB of bandwidth and 50 form submissions.

  • Basic$15

    per site / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly)

    For sites without a CMS: custom domain, 300 static pages, 10 GB of bandwidth, unlimited form submissions and password protection.

  • Premium$25

    per site / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)

    Adds the CMS (20,000 items, 40 collections), site search and code components with 50 GB of bandwidth. Each extra 50 GB adds $20 a month yearly.

  • Ecommerce Standard$29

    per site / month, billed yearly ($42 billed monthly)

    An online store with 500 items, custom cart and checkout, and a 2% transaction fee. Plus ($74) and Advanced ($212) remove the fee.

  • Team$2,500

    per month, annual contract

    Sold through sales: a site and Workspace bundle with Localize, publishing workflows, 5 full seats, governance and priority support.

  • EnterpriseCustom

    Custom scale, roles and permissions, secure integrations, a dedicated account manager and stronger uptime and response guarantees.

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.

Webflow

  • Annual discount

    Save up to 40% with yearly billing

    Basic costs $15 a month billed yearly against $25 billed monthly, and Premium $25 against $39. Webflow's page states savings of up to 40%.

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