Bricks vs. Elementor: Comparing Features, Performance, & More

In this comparison video, we're going to take a detailed look at two of the industry giants: Bricks and Elementor.

We'll examine some features, usability, and performance. Whether you're a seasoned WordPress veteran, a beginner, or a business owner trying to make an informed decision about the best tool to use, this video is for you! 🎯

What to expect in this video:

- A dive into the features of both Elementor and BricksBuilder.
- Overview of the user interface and overall ease of use.
- Speed and performance tests.
- Live demonstrations of creating elements with both tools.

Remember, there's no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to WordPress page builders. What matters most is finding a tool that fits YOUR specific needs and preferences.

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Thank you for watching, and happy building! 💚

[ceateio]

Amazing comparison!! To be fair though, Elementor has massively improved over the last few months and if you had enabled the flexbox containers on 4:08 it would’ve been way better too. But still not as sleek as Bricks is.

[boettgg]

Perfect explanation of the variance that nobody else has done in this way. Thank you so much for this valuable insight.

[asfaque]

I'm glad to have come across your channel here Edan, loved the video.

[bamstian]

Hi, I Just wanted to note that You did not enable the Elementor-Containers which would have led to a much higher performance. You we're telling that you are about to activate them but did Not after you we're redirected to elementors Settings Page.

Therefore the whole comparison is outdated yet. Also you should have deactivated the Default Header and Default Footer in Elementor for a better comparison.

Besides that it was a very informative Video. Thanks for your good work.

[jgjkilleen]

As a business owner, I find it interesting that I see several agencies pushing Bricks quite hard, compared to other tools. Looks like Bricks is very cool, stream-lined and highly performant, but it’s harder to learn from a small business perspective and the integrations aren’t quite all there yet (although improving), and therefore i have to rely on my agency even more…

[wptech]

Been using Elementor for years, but the performance and the issues with the nested tabs has made me look towards Brics. Unfortunately Brics is way behind when it comes to integrations, so we will be using Elementor along with Brics.

[bennysh]

To be fair, current Elementor is using the flex system with containers and is much better than the shown version.

[Lensbreak]

Sounds a bit biased. Also you did not make a fair comparison. Use containers with elementor and you will have similar result as bricks. The comparison with amount of plugins also made no sense, i would say its about the same. The real difference you mentioned: The amount of integration. Elementor is (unfortunately) king. I would like to switch but we can't. As bad as Elemento is with bugs, we would need too much time with other builders to catch up in those things.

[bruhtrippin]

Hey Edan, if I wanted to use Wordpress for a project of mine using a custom coded theme from scratch. Can you somehow be able to integrate the Bricks Builder to work with the custom theme installed that I coded?

Thanks for this video!

[AidanJoyce]

Super video, just what I was looking for. thank you.
Small point, when conductiing the speed tests, best to run incgonito with no browser plugins.
Thank you again for this, Im done with Elementor and this was the nail in the coffin.

[rickhm]

Hola, tengo mi ecommerce en elementor con una platilla de Xstore, y quisiera migrar la web a bricks que pasos deberia seguir gracias !

[thekenapp]

Nice video. You are using the old Elementor columns. also, the Elementor site is loading the header and footer from the theme which bricks is not. Anyway I know bricks is getting a lot of hype recently but anytime I try it I see it lacking soo much, In my honest opinion if you will move from Elementor then you should rather bry breakdance instead of bricks. I know many of you don't like the creator of Breakdance but it is a superior builder compared to bricks

[RussMichaels]

I have had a play with Bricks and it looks pretty cool, but I would say it is aimed at a different user.
Elementor is more for designers who just want to drag and drop and never write any code/CSS, whereas bricks seems to be more for developers.

[mr.matt.eastwood]

Hey Edan, this was a very nice comparison. I never used Elementor for my own projects, but took on a couple pre-existing ones from clients. I was a Beaver Builder user before I switched to Bricks a year ago. Either way you slice it, the difference is night-and-day.

On top of all the nested divs you pointed out in Elementor's output, just look at the dozens of classes on them (plus those inline styles!). That makes me shudder at the thought of having to find out where a particular styling is coming from (and what to do about it). Beaver Builder is better at this, but nothing really compares to Bricks these days.

In fairness, Bricks is a brand-new product, free to implement the latest tech whereas Elementor's stuck with the tech they implemented when they started out. I mean, with a massive user base like that, they'd have no way to switch to newer tech even if they wanted - or am I wrong? Anyway, I'm a very happy Bricks user. I never enjoy working with Elementor or Divi sites that I work on for clients.

Somebody else pointed out below that Elementor gets much faster if you activate a certain setting, "Containers". I wonder if you could re-run a speed comparison with that feature enabled?

[firozfaizan]

Hi Edan, its an informative video. Please compare bricks and breakdance as well. Thanks

[austropop]

Just what I needed to see right now. Not happy anymore with Elementor and looking deeper into Bricks. Seems you had the same issue some time ago :)

[tenderoni]

This was very informative, thank you for this! I’m struggling with choosing a builder to start my freelance web design business. Elementor was one of the options, but am now definitely crossing that one off the list. I would love to hear your thoughts about bricks vs breakdance. Which one would you recommend and why?

[YeshaiL]

Great comparison. A bit depressing as I have a few Elementor websites, building a new one these days already started with Ele. Feel like my clients aren't getting the best value for money. Performance issues are real. Maybe next project will be Bricks

[crspmyh]

Elementor running in Firefox as a browser is a bad combination. When you use Chrome there are no issues with loading a page or editing in Elementor.

[hollubaloo]

This is an awesome comparison and is exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks!