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    Elementor

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AElementor 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

    Google Workspace Essentials

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle now offers Google Workspace Essentials (formerly G Suite Essentials), providing a solution for users of Outlook or Office whose teams want to use Google Meet and Google Apps without needing to involve a personal gmail account. Google Workspace Essentails includes Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs, as well as Google Meet, Google Drive, Forms, Sites, and Keep, in a bundle minus a gmail account. Basic Essentials supports (via Meet) meetings with up to 150 participants, and Google Drive with…

    $8

    per month per user

    Pricing
    ElementorGoogle Workspace Essentials
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ElementorGoogle Workspace Essentials
    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
    ElementorGoogle Workspace Essentials
    Considered Both Products
    Elementor
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    95%
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    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
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    95%
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    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    ElementorGoogle Workspace Essentials
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Elementor and Google Workspace Essentials
    Feature
    Elementor
    7.8
    26 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Google Workspace Essentials
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.826 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Elementor and Google Workspace Essentials
    Feature
    Elementor
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    API7.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language7.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Elementor and Google Workspace Essentials
    Feature
    Elementor
    8.1
    41 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Google Workspace Essentials
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    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor9.239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness7.938 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section8.539 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates8.440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.437 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.341 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Elementor and Google Workspace Essentials
    Feature
    Elementor
    7.9
    40 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Google Workspace Essentials
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    Content taxonomy8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management7.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions8.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management8.028 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ElementorGoogle Workspace Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (41 ratings)
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (14 ratings)
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
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    -
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    User Testimonials
    ElementorGoogle Workspace Essentials
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elementor
    Wanted to create a website quickly and get it running within a week's time. The step-by-step guide on installing Elementor and creating the basic webpage was easy and time-efficient. Some of the advanced features can be time-consuming, but they are definitely worth it once you start creating professional sites. It fits in from basic to advanced sites; I don't think there could be any scenarios where it can be inappropriate.
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    Google
    Well-suited for: Fast-paced drafting ideas, docs, charts, sheets, etc. Love it for client calls as well. Google Meet runs in a web browser; you don't need to download any special software. Shared Drives are great for sharing information; the ability to add a Google Notebook to them is the icing on the cake. It is less appropriate when Wi-Fi or the internet is spotty, or when you need heavy-duty Excel macro data crunching.
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    Pros
    Elementor
    • Block code is very easy to work with.
    • They don't have support, per se, but they have a whole big group of users on Facebook who are great at helping each other out.
    • They have some templates you can use to just get going if you're in a particular industry that would probably work well with a template!
    • The price is really not bad for how much you get.
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    Google
    • Google Docs & Google Slides are essential to our company as we are remote. Multiple people can work on the documents at one time.
    • Easy to share and store files in Google Drive.
    • Google Calendar is amazing, it integrates seamlessly with other Google products and it's our company's primary calendar tool.
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    Cons
    Elementor
    • Occasional plugin conflicts
    • Occasional differences in appearance between the editor and live page.
    • Flexbox building has a deeper learning curve than the previous sections/columns builder. In-editor guidance would be helpful here.
    • Some options/widgets available in other builders aren't in Elementor, which means additional plugins are sometimes needed.
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    Google
    • Record option to be there in Google meet
    • ability to share documents outside google accounts need to be looked at
    • Improvement in conversion to MS office based documents and converting those documents to googles format needs a little work.
    • Will be good to have a pdf to word converter and vice versa
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Elementor
    Elementor is critical to our ongoing success and providing our clients with world-class websites
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    Google
    Now that our department has used G Suite Essentials for close to 2 years, I can't imagine not using it. It has proven to be a very practical tool for sharing files / folders on a shared drive. It also makes it easy to modify and update content. It is user friendly and the interface is simple.
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    Usability
    Elementor
    1. Very intuitive user interface with very well organized options for basic and advanced design features 2. Integrates very well with wordpress and a variety of plugins 3. Vast collection of Elementor themes available in the market for the small to mid sized businesses who would still prefer desired internal control over tactical/relatively less complex website changes and thus reduce dependency /Expensive annual web design contracts
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    Google
    It is so easy to use, very intuitive and the site looks nice. There is no hint of the old DOS days in the look and functionality. Let's be real, Google Workspace Essentials is attractive and easy on the eyes and even offers a dark mode if you want to rest your eyes a bit or are in a mood for such
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    Support Rating
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Google
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    Alternatives Considered
    Elementor
    Elementor is a bit of a different platform than, say, easyTithe, Robly, and Apptivo, but it is comparable to Shopify. I feel like Elementor and WooCommerce are a lot easier to use than Shopify, and it doesn't come with such high fees. For our business, it was no choice! Elementor fits great for our needs!
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    Google
    Google Workspace Essentials is more robust than Dropbox with the other features that are available. Google Workspace Essentials is very comparable to Microsoft 365, and we ultimately went with Google because at the time, it was free/priced better than MS, and now we have lots of legacy files already stored on Google servers, so a switch would be too time-consuming. We went with Google Workspace Essentials over OpenOffice because of the email features of using Google.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Google
    • Our fundraising and development efforts nearly doubled 2020-2022, largely in part to the organizational tools within Google Workspace Essentials.
    • We've opened up the capacity to work more closely with contractors in a more collaborative nature because of GWE's capabilities.
    • It was integral to our brand overhaul.
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