The Detailed Comparison of both in 2022
Are you trying to decide between Elementor vs SiteOrigin's Page Builder for your next WordPress project? According to the active install counts, these are the most popular page builders on WordPress.org. But why are so many people using these plugins? What's the benefit of a "Page Builder" plugin in 2022? Well sit back because we are about to dive in to all of these questions!
Now choosing the right "Page builder" for your website is a long-term decision. After you design your site with one there may not be a way to simply uninstall it later. At least not without ruining your website and causing you a lot of grief. So before you start building your site lets pick apart the details of these WordPress work horses. That way maybe we can help you make your decision. The AWD Geeks have written a detailed comparison of Elementor and SiteOrigin's Page Builder, comparing both the free and premium functionality in each plugin.
Now it's no secret that AWD uses and loves SiteOrigin's Page Builder. However, we want this to be a fair comparison so I will try my best to keep my thoughts out of it until the end of this post. For now lets just keep things to the facts shall we. Lets start by taking a look at both plugin free functionality.
The free core functions of Elementor and SiteOrigin's Page Builder
Elementor and SiteOrigin's Page Builder both offer free core functionality that you can optionally extend with a premium add-ons.
So lets compare each plugin’s core functionality and look at what you can do with it.
Below is a summary of each free plugin:
| SiteOrigin | Elementor | |
| Editing Modes | Back-end editor and some live editor options | Front-end visual editor |
| Inline Editing | no | Yes |
| Free Widgets | 26 | 28 |
| Responsive Previews | Yes | Yes |
| Show/hide by device | Yes | Yes |
| Free Page Templates | 26+ | 38+ |
| Save own templates? | No (You can clone layouts to new pages or sections) | Yes |
| Code lock-in? | Some widgets leave behind shortcode | No, leaves behind clean HTML |
AWD Geeks included the official SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle and SiteOrigin CSS extensions because they’re free and from the same developer. But as they have both been out for a long time it seems like they should just be included in the core plugin at this point.