Animation Addons vs Plus Addons

Not all Elementor addons do the same thing. Some only add widgets and templates. Others let you add animations and interactive effects. There are many Elementor addons for WordPress, but today we will look at two: Animation Addons and Plus Addons.

Both addons add features to Elementor, but they focus on different things. In this article, we will compare them and show the main differences so you can see which one works best for your website.

What is Animation Addons?

Animation Addons is a full-featured plugin for WordPress. With it, you can create advanced animations on your website. You don’t need any coding skills. You can animate new pages or add animations to your existing designs. 

Everything shows in real-time and can be done with drag and drop. Animation Addons also includes starter templates. You can import over 200 starter templates, including ready-to-use websites, 2,000 pages, and 10,000 sections. 

It also comes with 100+ widgets and 25+ extensions, giving you many tools to design and animate your site.

The custom Animation Builder gives full control over timing, easing, triggers, and advanced effects. You can create scroll animations, Lottie animations, Flip, Split Text, DrawSVG, ScrollTo, and draggable elements.

It works with any page or template you already have. Overall, Animation Addons solves a problem that WordPress users had for years. Before, creating animation-rich websites required coding or expensive tools. Now, for the first time, you can build professional animated websites easily.

What is Plus Addons?

Plus Addons is a WordPress plugin designed to extend Elementor’s capabilities. It offers a range of widgets, extensions, and pre-built page templates to help users create interactive web pages. With over 120 widgets, 20+ extensions, and ready-to-use UI blocks and templates, it helps make website design easier for Elementor users.

While it offers useful design options, some users report experiencing occasional technical issues, challenges with mobile responsiveness, and higher memory usage. Plus Addons can be a functional tool for adding widgets and templates, but it doesn’t offer the full animation and motion control features.

Feature Comparison Table: Animation Addons vs Plus Addons

Feature / Category	Animation Addons	Plus Addons
Versions	Free, Pro	Free, Pro
Template Library
Prebuilt Websites	✅200+ Sites	❌
Page Templates	2,000+ Pages	1,000+
Section Templates	10K+ Sections	✅
Preset Animation Library	✅	✅
Builder
Custom Animation Builder	✅	❌
Widget & Extension
Total Widgets	100+(46 Free, 54 Pro)	120+ (35 free, 75 Pro)
Total Extensions	25+ (3 Free, 22 Pro)	20+
Animations
GSAP Integration	✅	❌
ScrollTrigger	✅	❌
Smooth Scrolling	✅	✅
Split Text Animation	✅	❌
Horizontal Scrolling	✅	✅
Pinning Elements	✅	✅
Image Animation	✅	✅
Timeline Animations	✅	✅
Text Reveal & Scramble Text	✅	✅
Flip & Invert Text Effects	✅	✅(Invert Text Effect are not available)
Staggered Animations	✅	❌
Tween (from, to, fromTo)	✅	❌
Typewriter Effect	✅	✅
Draw SVG & Lottie Animations	✅	✅
MorphSVG	✅	❌
MotionPath Animations	✅	❌
Hover & Cursor-Based Effects	✅	Basic hover effects are supported, but cursor-based effects are unavailable.
Draggable Animations	✅	❌
Wrapper Link	✅	❌
Stacked Cards	✅	❌
Feature & Usability
Custom Post Type Builder	✅	❌
Creative Elements	✅	✅
Add Animation to Existing Layout	✅	❌
Live Copy Paste	✅	✅ (Cross-domain copy-paste)
Customization Freedom	✅	✅
Beginner-Friendly	✅	✅
Performance	✅	✅
Creativity for Designers	✅	✅
Drag & Drop UI	✅	✅

Why Do We Recommend Animation Addons?

We recommend Animation Addons because it gives you full control over animations through its custom Animation Builder. You can adjust triggers, timing, easing, and advanced effects in ways that Plus Addons cannot. It integrates GSAP, the industry-standard animation library.

This enables ScrollTrigger animations, MorphSVG effects, MotionPath animations, Flip effects, and draggable elements. These tools help designers and marketers create engaging, interactive websites.

Animation Addons also comes with a wide collection of ready websites, page templates, and sections. It provides more starting points than Plus Addons and includes high-quality starter templates that save time and inspire creativity. You can add animations to any existing layout, pin elements, stagger animations, and create advanced text effects. 

This gives far greater creative freedom than Plus Addons, which is mostly limited to widgets and basic hover animations.

Despite its advanced features, Animation Addons remains beginner-friendly. Its drag-and-drop interface and real-time preview make it easy to create professional websites without coding. It is optimized for speed and performance, even with complex animations. Users experience fewer technical issues compared to Plus Addons, making it a reliable choice for live websites.

Overall, if your goal is advanced motion design, flexibility, and professional animation tools, Animation Addons clearly stands out. Plus Addons can be helpful for widgets and templates. However, it cannot match the full motion control and animation capabilities of Animation Addons. 

Final Thoughts   

Animation Addons and Plus Addons both add features to Elementor, but they work differently. Animation Addons lets you create advanced animations like scrolling effects, moving shapes, and draggable elements. 

It also has lots of ready-made templates, pages, and sections to help you start fast and still customize your site. Plus Addons is more for adding basic widgets and page elements, so it is better for simple designs.

If you want full control, interactive websites, and cool animations without coding, Animation Addons is the best choice. Plus Addons can help with simple designs, but it cannot do the same advanced animations.