The Best WordPress Page Builders of 2025

ByJoost Boer Updated on

A good WordPress page builder ensures that even if you can't write a single line of code, you can still put together beautiful WordPress websites.

Page builders have democratized WordPress website development.

Over the years, countless WordPress page builders came and went. This overview tells you what are currently the best builders in terms of user-friendliness, functionality, speed, and support.

The Best WordPress Page Builders of 2025

  1. Divi – The easiest to use WordPress page builder
  2. Kadence – The best balance between user-friendliness and functionality
  3. Elementor – Super popular with a massive online community
  4. GeneratePress – Excellent option for developers
  5. Bricks – Great for full-site-editing

All WordPress page builders in this overview are excellent, but some will likely fit your needs better than others. Therefore, carefully read the pros and cons of each builder.

1. Divi – The easiest to use WordPress page builder

Divi WordPress page builder homepage.

Divi has risen significantly in my esteem lately. This veteran among WordPress page builders (it has existed since 2013) has undergone a major modernization in recent years without raising its prices.

What I like about Divi

  • With Divi 5, Divi is truly fast again. The previous edition of Divi already made a significant catch-up in terms of speed, but with their latest iteration they are now really fast.
  • Fair and consistent prices. Software price increases are going through the roof. However, Divi's prices have barely increased in the last 5 years, and they still offer, as one of the few themes out there, a lifetime deal so you're not tied to yet another subscription.
  • Easy to use. Divi has a user-friendly interface that you'll master in no time.
  • Hundreds of page templates to choose from. You won't have to cobble together a page design from scratch.
  • Excellent theme builder. Makes it very easy to create your own design templates for things like blog articles.
  • Fantastic support. The support team at Divi puts in much more effort for you than you would reasonably expect for a product that is so attractively priced.

Things to keep in mind

  • Divi doesn't work that well with the Gutenberg Editor. This has improved in recent years, but the Gutenberg Editor and Divi still don't mix very well from time to time.
  • Less functionality than some competitors. Divi has somewhat more limitations when it comes to putting together complex layouts compared to some alternatives in this overview.

Who should pick Divi?

I have a friend who runs a Divi website that earns tens of thousands of euros per month, so for experienced website creators it can certainly be a good fit. However, Divi is most suitable for beginners. It's super easy to pick up, but is less advanced than some other WordPress page builders in this overview.

Visit Divi here or read our Divi review for more details.

2. Kadence – The best balance between user-friendliness and functionality

At WebsiteGecko we made the switch from Divi to Kadence in 2021. We've never regretted this decision, but Kadence's pricing structure has recently made this page builder somewhat less accessible than it used to be.

What I like about Kadence

  • Works with Gutenberg. Kadence is an extension of the WordPress Gutenberg editor. This ensures consistency in the interfaces you work with.
  • Lightning fast. Kadence is an efficiently coded page builder that will make your site load super fast without any effort.
  • Fantastic advanced functionality. Kadence offers features that can take your site to the next level.
  • Fast and friendly support team. Just like with Divi, the Kadence support team goes above and beyond from what you would reasonably expect. A beacon of light in a world where many companies won't lift a finger for you – even when you're paying substantial money for their services.

Things to keep in mind

  • They have recently removed their lifetime deal. For Kadence Pro, you now have to pay annually.

Who should pick Kadence?

Kadence is suitable for a wide variety of website creators. It is relatively easy to use for complete beginners, but the tool also works great for experienced WordPress users. Keep in mind though: they no longer offer a lifetime deal, which means the Pro version can become quite expensive.

Visit Kadence here or read our Kadence review for more details.

3. Elementor – Super popular with a huge online community

Elementor page builder home.

Elementor is a name you've undoubtedly come across before. It's probably the most well-known WordPress page builder.

I myself made my first WordPress website with it years ago.

What I like about Elementor

  • Huge online community. As a result, there are always people who can help you with Elementor and there's an endless amount of YouTube tutorials.
  • Great ready-made templates. With a larger selection than any WordPress page builder.
  • Easy to use. Elementor has an intuitive interface that's pretty self-explanatory.

Things to keep in mind

  • It's expensive. Sooner or later you'll probably want to upgrade to Elementor Pro, and this is quite pricey. The more sites you want to use it with, the more you'll pay.
  • It slows down your site considerably. Elementor is heavyweight and can significantly impact your site's loading times (especially if you're also using something like WooCommerce).

Who should pick Elementor?

Beginning WordPress users who prefer to use an established product with strong brand recognition.

Visit Elementor here.

4. GeneratePress – Excellent option for developers

GeneratePress was one of the first WordPress page builders that fully utilized the capabilities of Gutenberg.

Years later, it is still just as popular, especially among experienced users.

What I like about GeneratePress

  • It's insanely fast. Even faster than Kadence, which we use for WebsiteGecko.
  • It has existed for a over decade. And has hardly changed at its core since that time, which is nice if your online empire relies on it.
  • Versatile. You can use it to build almost any type of website you can think of.

Things to keep in mind

  • It's difficult to learn. I am an experienced WordPress user and it took me quite a few days before I fully understood GeneratePress.
  • The free version is very limited. You will actually always need to use the pro version.

Who should pick GeneratePress?

Don't use GeneratePress if you're a beginner; GeneratePress's learning curve is too steep. If you've already worked with WordPress for a few years and you're looking for a super lightweight and flexible solution, then it's a good choice.

Visit GeneratePress here or read our GeneratePress review for more details.

5. Bricks – Great for full-site-editing

Bricks is the newest page builder in this overview. It distinguishes itself from the other options by truly serving as a theme builder. It makes full use of the WordPress full-site-editing feature.

What I like about Bricks

  • Customize your entire WordPress site from a single interface. Not just your page content, but also elements like the header and footer.
  • Extremely light. Just as fast if not faster than solutions like Kadence and GeneratePress.
  • Developer friendly. Supports PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript directly within the builder, making it more customizable than Elementor or Divi.

Things to keep in mind

  • Smaller ecosystem. Unlike other page builders, Bricks doesn't yet have as many external add-ons, widgets, or ready-made templates.
  • Learning curve. Although intuitive, it requires some knowledge of CSS and structure to utilize its full potential.
  • Very new. Although Bricks is growing rapidly, it's newer than the other options in this overview, which means it's still expanding in features and ecosystem support.

For whom is Bricks suitable?

Bricks is interesting for WordPress veterans who want to try something completely new. For beginners, I cannot recommend it.

Why do you want to use a WordPress pagebuilder?

Simple: without a page builder, developing a WordPress page becomes a hellish task.

With a WordPress page builder:

  • Can you assemble practically any type of website page and any type of design without needing coding knowledge.
  • Can you build a page from scratch, but also get access to dozens of ready-made page templates where you – if you want – only need to modify the text and images to have a functional page already.
  • You can generally add excellent extra functionality to your site through other WordPress plugins and integrate third-party software such as email marketing software.

You'll save a lot of time, money, and grief.

What is the difference between page builders like Divi and page builders that are built on Gutenberg?

You can divide WordPress page builders into roughly two categories: page builders that are built as an extension to the WordPress core and essentially expand the WordPress Gutenberg editor (Kadence and GeneratePress), and page builders that completely do their own thing (Divi and Elementor).

For that first category, you always build your pages and posts within WordPress Gutenberg. In the case of Kadence, a whole lot of blocks are simply added to the Gutenberg editor:

WordPress Gutenberg with extra Kadence blocks.

If, however, you use a page builder such as Elementor, an entirely new interface is added to your WordPress site:

Elementor Editor.

When you want to edit a message or page with Elementor, you are pulled out of Gutenberg and taken to Elementor's own editor.

The most noticeable disadvantage of this is that it slows down your site – although in recent years, the gap between builders like Divi and Elementor and Kadence and GeneratePress has narrowed considerably.

Conclusion: these are the best WordPress page builders

Here you'll find the best page builders available right now:

  1. Divi – The easiest to use WordPress page builder
  2. Kadence – The best balance between user-friendliness and functionality
  3. Elementor – Super popular with a massive online community
  4. GeneratePress – Excellent option for developers
  5. Bricks – Great for full-site-editing

In 2025, Divi strikes the best balance between user-friendliness, functionality, and costs thanks to their generous lifetime deal.

Kadence is still a very good option, but these days it's much less budget-friendly because they no longer offer a lifetime deal.

Elementor remains the most well-known WordPress page builder and because of this has an enormous online community, which is always useful.

GeneratePress is a beautiful lightweight editor that is just a bit more difficult for beginners, however, and this also applies to Bricks.

Joost Boer

Joost has been building websites since 2014. On WebsiteGecko he shares practical advice on creating a profitable website, WordPress and web hosting.