GutenKit vs Zion Builder
GutenKit
wpgutenkit.com
Zion Builder
zionbuilder.ioSide by side
| Figure | GutenKit | Zion Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.92/mo | $3.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 10 |
| Spec score · WordPress page builders | 8.1 (#20) | 8.9 (#5) |
| Dynamic content | Dynamic-content controls can insert post, site, author and user data into blocks with fallback values. | Dynamic data can populate fields such as featured image, post link, and post description. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include Mailchimp signup forms and Google Maps embeds. | Zion Builder supports ACF and Meta Box, and its native ACF integration includes ACF fields and ACF repeater fields as repeater providers. |
| Responsive controls | Yes | The editor provides live responsive control for element sizes and positioning. |
| Support | The GutenKit pricing page says support is available 24/7 and offers a full refund within 14 days if reported issues cannot be solved through support. | Paid customers can receive support through chat or by opening support issues, while documentation and support forums are also provided. |
| System requirements | The WordPress directory lists WordPress 6.1 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer, tested through WordPress 7.1. | The documentation lists WordPress 4.9.8 or higher, PHP 7 or higher, MySQL 5.6 or MariaDB 10.1 or higher, at least 64M memory, and Zip and GD extensions. |
| Templates | The product listing advertises more than 900 ready templates and block patterns. | The product advertises more than 300 pre-designed blocks and templates across free and Pro libraries. |
| Theme builder | Yes | The Theme Builder can create and assign templates for blog, shop, product, archive, cart, checkout and thank-you pages. |
| WooCommerce tools | Yes | Yes |
Plans
GutenKit
- Personal (annual)$35 a year
- Personal$39, paid once
- Professional (annual)$67 a year
- Professional$79, paid once
- Personal Lifetime$80, paid once
- Personal (lifetime)$89, paid once
- Agency (annual)$111 a year
- Agency$149, paid once
- Professional (lifetime)$189, paid once
- Professional Lifetime$189, paid once
Zion Builder
- FreeFree
- Personal$39 a year
- Pro$79 a year
- Extended$169 a year
- Lifetime$249, paid once
- FREEFree
- personal$39 a year
- pro$79 a year
- extended$169 a year
- lifetime$249, paid once
In their own words
Zion Builder
Zion Builder is a WordPress plugin with a visual drag-and-drop editor for building websites without coding. It works with any WordPress theme and lets users adjust element size, color, and position at responsive breakpoints. The free version includes a visual editor, 50+ core elements, 50+ free blocks, and 10+ templates; the product advertises 300 templates across its free and Pro libraries. Its tools cover dynamic content, popups, and WooCommerce page templates for products, archives, carts, checkout, and thank-you pages. The plugin supports Advanced Custom Fields and Meta Box. Zion says its code-generation approach creates only necessary code and reduces markup to improve loading times. Annual plans cost $39, $79, or $169 per year, for one website, three websites, or unlimited websites, respectively; Lifetime costs $249 once for unlimited websites. After a license expires, the plugin continues working, but support and updates stop. Paid customers can get support by chat or support issue, alongside documentation and forums.