Divi vs. Elementor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Divi
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
More than just a WordPress theme, Divi is a website building platform that replaces the standard WordPress post editor with a new visual editor. The vendor states it can be enjoyed by design professionals and newcomers alike, and is designed to give users the ability to create spectacular designs with ease and efficiency.
$7.42
per month billed yearly
Elementor
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Elementor is a Wordpress page builder and creative toolkit featuring a drag and drop live editor, 100+ widgets, and tools to landing pages and popups.
$11.99
per month
Pricing
DiviElementor
Editions & Modules
Divi
$7.42
per month billed yearly
Divi Pro
$23.08
per month billed yearly
Divi Lifetime
$249
one-time fee
Divi Lifetime + Pro Services
$297
today + 212 each following year
Lite
$11.99
per month
Basic
$14.99
per month
Business
$24.99
per month
Grow
$32.99
per month
Expert
$149.00
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DiviElementor
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPrices reflect deployment via WordPress. Options are also available for use with WooCommerce. A discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
DiviElementor
Considered Both Products
Divi
Chose Divi
I find Elementor very clunky and find Divi much more intuitive.
Also we purchased a lifetime license for Divi and can use it on unlimited websites, while Elementor there is a yearly subscription per site
Chose Divi
Divi's pricing model is better than Elementor's pricing model. If you are using Elementor, you have to pay for each website while Divi has an unlimited usage license. Elementor feels overwhelming with so many add-ons while Divi is less intimidating and everything you need is …
Chose Divi
Divi is a far better-looking and easier-to-learn system than Elements. While Elements has flexible columns and more compatibility with third-party systems (Crockoblock), it has a far steeper learning curve. Divi had a better pricing model and was easier to use to work at speed. …
Elementor
Chose Elementor
Before Elementor, I developed our site using the WordPress plugin Divi. While the editor was great, I found that the site load times (even with image optimization) were unacceptably slow. The Elementor editor is on par with Divi (better in way[s], less intuitive in others), but …
Chose Elementor
In the wordpress environment Elementor is by far the best builder, there are new things coming to market like Breakdance, but their time is still to be decided in the future. Also overall in the entire web builder category, Elementor is unbeatable, having the power of WordPress …
Features
DiviElementor
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Divi
7.8
5 Ratings
5% below category average
Elementor
8.3
24 Ratings
1% above category average
Role-based user permissions7.85 Ratings8.324 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Divi
7.8
6 Ratings
1% above category average
Elementor
6.9
22 Ratings
11% below category average
API8.26 Ratings7.122 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.44 Ratings6.615 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Divi
8.7
7 Ratings
11% above category average
Elementor
8.2
38 Ratings
5% above category average
WYSIWYG editor10.07 Ratings9.036 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.95 Ratings8.635 Ratings
Admin section9.27 Ratings8.436 Ratings
Page templates8.07 Ratings8.237 Ratings
Library of website themes7.37 Ratings7.334 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design9.87 Ratings8.738 Ratings
Publishing workflow9.55 Ratings8.732 Ratings
Form generator6.47 Ratings7.034 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Divi
7.3
7 Ratings
1% below category average
Elementor
7.9
37 Ratings
6% above category average
Content taxonomy7.87 Ratings8.431 Ratings
SEO support7.27 Ratings7.231 Ratings
Bulk management5.74 Ratings7.326 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.36 Ratings8.432 Ratings
Community / comment management7.74 Ratings8.126 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
DiviElementor
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(7 ratings)
9.1
(38 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(2 ratings)
8.7
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
2.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DiviElementor
Likelihood to Recommend
Elegant Themes
Divi is great if you build multiple websites for clients; however, I'm not sure it is cost-effective if you only make a single site.
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Elementor
I would recommend this for the ease of use and price. It is a good value for any website developer or designer to be able to create multiple websites a year with super simple coding. If you've got a way to speed up your website without using WP Rocket, then it's even better! I think this software is specifically made for someone with a coding background and would recommend that you have a background with Wordpress to make using this software even easier
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Pros
Elegant Themes
  • Front end builder easy to design
  • Exportable and importable layouts and templates
  • Integration with wordpress and many plugins
  • Individual template builder to apply to certain post types
  • Add on cloud to store and sync your own designs, code snippets
  • Can create your own api licenses for different websites
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Elementor
  • Theme builder (header, footer, site parts)
  • Forms, with options for what to do with form submissions after they've been submitted (email, collect , push to EMS)
  • Easy to use widgets for things that would otherwise need coding manually (sliders, carousels, flip boxes etc.)
  • Pre-built templates
  • Dynamic conditions for content display
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Cons
Elegant Themes
  • The load time of the builder could be faster. On some websites it takes a long time to load, and may crash the page. (I believe they've said they're working on this stability issue.)
  • Warnings on updates if they're difficult for some sites to run. I have one website that has crashed more than once from Divi's theme updates. I always back it up before the update so I restore the site, but this is still a bit of an inconvenience.
  • Integrated (or more clearly marked) tutorials within the builder. I migrate site maintenance and ownership to clients after the site is complete and some could use refreshers within the builder on what happens where i.e. the difference between a section, row, module.
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Elementor
  • Could definitely use an AI bot for ad-hoc customer queries
  • Very limited Wdgets available in free version - If you have complex pages, go pro
  • Ensure robust internet speed (50 MBPS bare minimum) to be able to operate it. Below 8 GB RAM is not advised
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Usability
Elegant Themes
Divi has everything you need to build a great website. And they have prompt support, their support staff is well qualified and they help you quickly solve if you encounter any issue. They also help you with CSS, if you are trying to achieve something that's "non standard" in Divi.
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Elementor
I love Elementor and would be lsot without it for our site! I love that I can assign page roles for everyone involved on the back end, so we can work as a team to make the site exactly what we want. I also love that I have so many options to customize my site and also keep things mobile friendly. I only have a basic understanding of coding, which makes Elementor so nice. You really don't need to know a whole lot of coding to make a really nice site
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Support Rating
Elegant Themes
No answers on this topic
Elementor
There support is slow and at times can be frustrating and this is why many prefer to air out their frustrations within the Facebook group community. I tend to give up as when I'm working on something and something goes wrong I need the help straight away. I do not have the patience to wait anymore.
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Implementation Rating
Elegant Themes
No answers on this topic
Elementor
The business team has to stick to its core competencies - Our key turning point occured when we delegated webpage design challenges to a tech. firm with specific mandates (including a certain degree of internal control). Once the initial go-live was completed, the agency trained us on internalizing ad-hoc and tactical change work
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Alternatives Considered
Elegant Themes
Divi price is superior and the infinite sites feature got me. Thrive was good for me at some point, but they got stuck in their layout options. Even i liked the Thrive form builder, in general Divi gave me more options to build my websites and build my landing pages. If they work on their interaction with other apps like Mailchimp or Hubspot, for example, or make the tool even more intuitive, i would give them 10 in everything.
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Elementor
I have used the built-in Gutenberg content builder and Visual Composer before. Neither of these are truly "front-end" page builders. They allow you to build with blocks the content you want, but you can not see it live as you design it. That is the true value Elementor has above all the other tools.
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Return on Investment
Elegant Themes
  • It has allowed us to grow our web design business. Today we have an entire independent team that's focused on design and delivery. Production has gone up 40% and and revenue has increased.
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Elementor
  • Elementor has made it possible for our non-profit to stand out in the non-profit space in which we operate. Our website was highly flexible and looked great, which provided confidence to our donors.
  • Elementor has never been a weak spot in the security of our website. We've had several attempted attacks against our website and yet everything was remained locked down.
  • We have only used the free version of Elementor, so it has kept our costs low and allowed us to have a professional looking website, but being able to put more money towards our charitable cause rather than IT.
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