Spectra is Brainstormforce’s (creator of the popular Astra theme) new block editor plugin.
The plugin leverages Gutenberg to add other functionalities. In total it adds 28 new blocks, including:
- Flexbox Containers
- Slider
Spectra Pro offers the following extra functionality:
- Instagram Feed block
- Login Form
- Loop Builder
- Registration Form
Elementor offers fewer blocks in its free plan in comparison and offers more blocks in the Pro plan.
Due to its popularity, Elementor has a vast catalog of themes and templates, mostly from 3rd-party developers. Spectra has a library of templates with many free starter templates.
Spectra is better compared to Elementor in terms of speed.
| Feature | Spectra | Elementor |
|---|---|---|
| Templates | +300 | +5000 |
| Widgets | 28 | +150 |
| Woocommerce Widgets | – | 24 |
| 3rd-Party Addons | – | +25 |
| Dynamic Data | ACF, Pods, and Meta Box | ACF, Meta, Toolset & Pods |
| Best Speed | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
- Spectra 1 site: $49/year
- Spectra 1000 sites: $69/year
- Elementor 1 site (+Woocommerce blocks): $59/year
- Elementor: 1000 sites: $399/year
Spectra
Spectra is a block plugin from the creators of the Astra theme. It offers a variety of paid and free full-page patterns – also known as website/layout templates – for Woocommerce and many other industries:
Spectra Pro
The Spectra Pro block plugins offer enhancements, such as:
- Dynamic Content; ACF, PODS, and Meta Box
- Loop Builder; displays posts and pages based on custom parameters
- Popup Builder and Modals
- Animations, Image Gallery, Instagram Block
- Slider Pro
- User Registration and User Login form customization
Elementor
Elementor is one of the most popular ways to build a website quickly and currently powers 10% of all websites on the internet.
Elementor recently started offering hosting solutions bundled with their plugin, starting at only $36/year, or with a Basic plan that includes a Pro plugin for $120/year.
Elementor has made large steps in addressing the performance issue of its plugin and even collaborated with Google contributors to improve it.