Live Composer vs Pagelayer
Live Composer
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| Figure | Live Composer | Pagelayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5.75/mo | $4.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 7 |
| Spec score · WordPress page builders | 8.1 (#22) | 8.8 (#7) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The maker describes WooCommerce integration for customizing product and shop templates, and compatibility with popular SEO plugins such as Yoast SEO. | Site settings provide fields for Facebook SDK App ID and social-profile links, while video backgrounds support YouTube and Vimeo. |
| Product | Live Composer 2.0 is a free, open-source WordPress page builder for editing pages on the front end. | Pagelayer is a WordPress page builder plugin and real-time editor that works with any WordPress theme. |
| Support | Free users can use usage and developer documentation and a public Facebook community; premium support is for purchasers of the Pro Extensions Pack or WooCommerce Extension. | Pagelayer offers support tickets and support forums, and says its team will respond as soon as possible. |
| WooCommerce tools | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Live Composer
- 1 Site$69 a year
- 2-5 Sites$99 a year
- Unlimited Sites$149 a year
- Live Composer 2.0Free
- Official Extensions Pack — 1 Site$69 a year
- Official Extensions Pack — 2-5 Sites$99 a year
- Official Extensions Pack — Unlimited Sites$149 a year
Pagelayer
- FreeFree
- Personal$39, paid once
- PopularFX Personal$59 a year
- Professional$75, paid once
- PopularFX Professional$89 a year
- Business$199, paid once
- PopularFX Business$249 a year
In their own words
Live Composer
Live Composer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Pagelayer
Pagelayer is a WordPress page builder plugin with a real-time editor that works with any WordPress theme. Its visual controls include drag-and-drop widgets, inline text editing, responsive design mode, and revision, undo, and redo functions. Design options cover animations, image filters, icon sets, Google Fonts, styling controls, shadows, borders, padding, and margins. Free widgets cover content, media, layout, social, and map tasks; PRO adds tools such as contact forms, pricing tables, and sliders. Pagelayer also lists a theme builder, responsive controls, WooCommerce tools, and a popup builder. Row backgrounds can use YouTube or Vimeo video. The free version is available through the WordPress plugin directory. Paid plans include lifetime access to the plugin, but service, updates, and support are restricted to one year. Personal costs $39 a month for one site; Professional costs $75 a month for five sites; Business costs $199 a month for unlimited sites. Support is available through tickets and forums.