Elementor WordPress Themes and Kits: 13 Picks, and Which Ones Need Elementor Pro
By Manob Editorial · · Updated
A good Elementor WordPress theme runs on the free Elementor plugin, lists any paid add-ons up front, and ships demo pages close to the site you need. We compared 13 picks: 10 themes from Manob's 192 Elementor-compatible items and 3 template kits for sites that keep their theme. Trexa suits a tech agency; Totes suits a fashion store.
If the builder doesn't matter to you, our WordPress themes for business guide groups picks by business type instead.
Elementor free vs Pro: what you actually need
The free Elementor plugin on WordPress.org covers the drag-and-drop editor and core widgets, and Elementor Pro adds paid features. As of October 2026, Elementor's pricing page showed these yearly plans:
| Plan | Sites | Billed yearly | Notable inclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plugin | Any | $0 | Editor and core widgets |
| Essential | 1 | $60 | Theme Builder, Form Builder without form submissions; no Popup Builder, custom code or eCommerce features |
| Advanced Solo | 1 | $84 | Adds Popup Builder, custom code and CSS, eCommerce features |
| Advanced | 3 | $108 | Same features as Advanced Solo |
| One | 1 | $180 first year, then $228 | Pro features plus monthly credits for AI and other hosted tools |
An Expert plan covers 25 sites, and prices change often. Nine of the ten theme demos below run without Elementor Pro, and none of the three kits lists it as a requirement.
Theme builder vs page builder, and what "Elementor-compatible" means
- Page builder: Elementor's editor designs the content area of individual pages. The free plugin does this.
- Theme builder: designs the parts that repeat across the site, such as the header, footer and post templates. Elementor's own Theme Builder needs Pro, but seven of the eight Dream IT demos here load the free Ultimate Addons for Elementor plugin, which has a header and footer builder, and Trexa uses Theme Wolfs' own core plugin. If a free plugin builds the header and footer, you won't need Pro to change them.
- "Elementor-compatible" on Manob is a listing attribute that 192 items carry. It tells you the layouts are built for Elementor, but not whether Pro is included or needed. Open the demo: if it loads Elementor Pro, as AiNext's does, budget for a Pro license or ask the seller what works without it.
Our guide to customizing a WordPress theme shows where Elementor fits beside the Customizer.
How we picked these 13
We picked Elementor-tagged themes whose previews work and that differ in purpose, preferring ones other roundups haven't featured. We opened every theme demo in October 2026, checked its plugins, and dropped any whose demo didn't match its listing, such as an auction-store theme whose demo shop is a static page with no auction plugin. We then added three template kits, for an agency, a consultancy and a portfolio, working from each listing's page list, plugin list and setup notes.
Elementor themes for agencies
Trexa: for a SaaS, AI or IT agency
Listed as Trexa (its web address still says Webrix), this Theme Wolfs theme has eight demo homepages, from IT Solution and SaaS & Startup to Cyber Security Agency and AI Robotics. The demo runs free Elementor, the theme's core plugin and Contact Form 7, without Elementor Pro.
Trexa- Saas, Ai Agency, Technology & IT Solutions WordPress Theme Trexa is a next-generation WordPress theme engineered for SaaS businesses, AI agencies, technology companies, I…
Cyber (Creative Agency & Startup): for a small creative studio
Manob lists this Dream IT theme as Creative Agency & Startup Agency WordPress Theme; its demo is titled Cyber. It's compact: two creative-agency homepages, two animation demos and a video home, plus about, services, team, portfolio, contact and two blog layouts. The demo runs free Elementor, and the listing says an HTML5 version is available.
Creative Agency & Startup Agency WordPress Theme is a responsive WordPress theme for creative agencies and startups, also suited to digital and marketing agencies, software comp…
AiNext: for an AI startup, if you're happy to pay for Pro
AiNext has image-generator, text-generator and AI-consultant homepages plus about, team, gallery, pricing and portfolio pages. Its demo loads Elementor Pro and WooCommerce, and its feature list names Advanced Custom Fields Pro, Redux and Eden AI. Text generation goes through Eden AI, a separate service; the demo returns placeholder output. The listing says both 3+ and 4+ home demos.
AiNext is professionally designed to be fully responsive and customizable without coding. The theme best suits the websites and startups related to Artificial Neural Networks: A…
Elementor themes for businesses
Softech: for an IT or business-services company
Softech's demo menu lists nine home versions and three one-page landing layouts. The listing claims 15+ demos, more than the twelve the preview links to, and names Redux, Contact Form 7 and Mailchimp for WordPress. The demo ran Elementor 3.35.4, older than most we opened, so ask the seller which version the download supports.
Softech - Business Multi-Purpose Elementor WordPress Theme is an Elementor WordPress theme for web agencies, IT companies and business sites, with 15+ demos, 15+ header styles,…
Rhex: for a consulting firm that wants a short build
Rhex has two homepages and the core pages a consultancy needs: services, portfolio and their detail pages, case studies, pricing, team, contact and three blog views. Manob marks it Elementor- and WPML-compatible. Its demo also loads GiveWP, a donation plugin a corporate site won't need, so deactivate it after import if nothing depends on it.
Rhex - Corporate Business Consulting WordPress Theme is a responsive WordPress theme for corporate businesses, consulting firms and financial advisors that want to showcase thei…
Elementor themes for online stores
For a store, the theme supplies the design and WooCommerce does the selling, so none of these three needs Elementor Pro's WooCommerce Builder.
Totes: for a handbag or fashion boutique
The Totes demo runs WooCommerce with YITH's quick-view and wishlist plugins and has shop, cart, about, service, pricing, team, FAQ, contact and blog pages. The handbag catalog is placeholder content, and some product links still use WooCommerce's sample slugs. Manob marks it Elementor- and WPML-compatible.
Totes – Handbags & Shopping Clothes WordPress Theme is a modern WordPress theme for handbag stores, clothing boutiques and online fashion retailers who want to set up and custom…
Quelly: for a print shop that sells online
Quelly has three homepages (Printing Service, T-Shirt Design & Shop, Packaging Service), plus services, team, projects, shop and blog pages. Like Totes, the demo runs WooCommerce with YITH quick view and wishlist. If customers should design their own shirts, you'd add a product-designer plugin.
Quelly - T-Shirt, Printing & Packing Services WooCommerce WordPress Theme is a responsive WordPress theme for T-shirt printing and packing service businesses, with WooCommerce i…
Agrofarm (Agriculture, Gardening & Organic): for a farm with a farm shop
This Agrofarm listing has eight demos: four agriculture homes, a gardening home, an organic store and two landing pages. The demo runs WooCommerce with YITH quick view and wishlist plus Slider Revolution, and the listing mentions Yoast SEO and Contact Form 7 support. It isn't the Agrofarm Organic Food Store theme from our restaurant themes roundup.
Agrofarm - Agriculture Gardening & Organic WordPress Theme. It is an Elementor WordPress theme for agriculture, gardening, farming and organic food businesses, with 7+ demos, 15…
Elementor themes for portfolios
Maria: for a designer who wants many grid options
Maria's demo menu has nine home versions, light and dark personal versions, a video-slider home and an animation home. Portfolio pages come in two-, three- and four-column grids in gutter, gutterless and full-width variants. The listing describes an in-house header and footer plugin for Elementor, though its copy also names another theme, Ozark.
Maria - Minimal & Creative Portfolio WordPress Theme. It is a WordPress theme built with Elementor for minimal, creative portfolio websites, with 15+ unique demo pages, 40+ pre-…
Techno Personal Portfolio: one page plus a blog
Techno Personal has a main demo, an animation home and a landing home. The home page menu scrolls to About, Service, Portfolio, Blog and Contact sections, and separate about, service, blog and contact pages sit behind it. Manob marks it Elementor-compatible. For a single scrolling page, compare our one-page WordPress themes guide.
Techno Personal Portfolio WordPress Theme is an Elementor WordPress theme for people who want a personal portfolio website, with drag-and-drop page building, header and footer c…
Elementor template kits, if you'd rather keep your theme
A template kit is a zip of Elementor templates: pages, a header, a footer and a Global Kit Style for fonts and colors. You place them on your own pages and keep your theme. Kits need the Elementor plugin, and some need Elementor Pro; none of these three lists Pro. All three start under $25 and include about, services, service details, team, testimonials, FAQ, blog and contact templates. Our Elementor template kits roundup compares 12 more, and our kit install guide covers the import.
DigiAlfa: best for a digital or marketing agency
DigiAlfa's listing says it was optimized for the free Hello Elementor theme. It has two homepages, Home Dark and Home Light, plus Case Studies and Pricing pages. Its header and footer are set up in ElementsKit Lite, and the kit also installs MetForm, RomethemeKit and Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor.
DigiAlfa - Digital Agency Elementor Template Kit is an Elementor template kit for digital agency, startup, consulting, corporate and marketing websites, with 14+ page templates,…
Consultfa: best for a finance, insurance or tax consultancy
Consultfa is tagged "Using Elementor Free Plugins". The seller aims it at financial, banking, insurance, tax-help and investment firms, and it adds Project, Project Details and Pricing pages and a MetForm form template. Its plugin list is short: Elementor, ElementsKit Lite, MetForm and RomethemeKit.
Consultfa - Business Consulting Elementor Template Kit is a set of Elementor page templates for consulting firms and financial, banking, insurance, tax, investment and corporate…
Sajeya: best for a personal portfolio on free Elementor
Sajeya is tagged "Elementor Free" and "Personal Portfolio & Resume", though its zip has no resume or pricing page. It adds a Projects page and a MetForm form template, and it's the only kit of the three whose header is set up in Jeg Elementor Kit, with Qi Addons for Elementor also installed.
Sajeya - Personal Portfolio Elementor Template Kit is an Elementor template kit for personal portfolio and resume sites, creative studios, digital agencies and business portfoli…
How to choose an Elementor WordPress theme
- Read the required plugins list. Look for Elementor Pro, ACF Pro or other paid plugins; if they're bundled, ask whether you get your own license key or updates only through the theme.
- Check the demo's page source. Plugin folders appear in paths like /wp-content/plugins/elementor-pro/, and a "generator" tag names the Elementor version. Fewer plugins usually means less to update; if Elementor is several releases behind, ask the seller which version the download supports.
- Expect lock-in. Pages built in Elementor stay in Elementor. Switching themes later means rebuilding layouts, so choose with the next few years in mind.
- Test speed on the demo. Elementor sites can get heavy with sliders, animations and preloaders. Turn off what you don't need after import.
For costs, see our WordPress theme price study. Agencies should also read our WordPress agency themes roundup, and our manual install guide covers setup.
Regular vs Extended License
Every product on Manob has a Regular License, for a single end product whose end users aren't charged, such as a company site, and an Extended License, for one whose end users are charged, such as a paid membership. Our Regular vs Extended License guide and the license terms have the details. Every purchase includes 6 months of free seller support through Manob's ticket system, which you can extend, and Elementor Pro is licensed separately.
When to look elsewhere
- You want a free Elementor theme. Elementor's own Hello Elementor theme is free in the WordPress.org directory, and a WordPress.org search for "elementor" returned 1,498 themes as of October 2026.
- You want a much larger choice. ThemeForest's WordPress search for "elementor" showed 8,186 items as of October 2026.
- You don't want a page builder. A block theme with the built-in editor avoids builder lock-in and an extra plugin.
- You want someone else to build it. Read how to hire a WordPress developer, or browse all WordPress themes on Manob.
Frequently asked questions
Which WordPress themes work with Elementor?
Most modern themes do. Themes built for it ship their demo pages as Elementor layouts you can edit, and on Manob, 192 items carry the Elementor-compatible tag.
Does a WordPress theme built for Elementor need Elementor Pro?
Usually not. Most themes here use the free plugin plus their own add-on; AiNext, whose demo runs Elementor Pro, is the exception.
How much does Elementor Pro cost?
As of October 2026, Elementor's pricing page listed Pro plans from $60 a year for one site, with popup and eCommerce features from $84 a year.
What's the difference between a theme builder and a page builder?
A page builder designs individual pages. A theme builder designs site-wide parts such as headers, footers and post layouts; Elementor's version needs Pro, though many themes include a free header and footer builder.
Can I switch away from an Elementor theme later?
Yes, but pages built with Elementor depend on the plugin, so you'd rebuild their layouts in the new theme or keep Elementor installed.