Oxygen vs Thrive Architect
Oxygen
oxygenbuilder.comThrive Architect
thrivethemes.comSide by side
| Figure | Oxygen | Thrive Architect |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $129/mo | $8.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · WordPress page builders | 9.3 (#1) | 7.9 (#23) |
| Spec score · Small Business Website Builders | 9.2 (#5) | 7.7 (#68) |
| Blogging | Yes | Yes |
| Contact forms | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Product | Oxygen is a visual website builder for WordPress that can be used by hand or driven by an AI agent. | Thrive Architect is a visual drag-and-drop page builder plugin for WordPress focused on landing pages and conversion-oriented marketing. |
| Support | Support requests can be submitted by form or email, with a stated response time of 24–48 hours Monday to Friday. | The standalone Architect purchase includes weekday support for one site while the subscription is active, and the comparison states unlimited support requests. |
| System requirements | The documentation says Oxygen follows WordPress-supported PHP versions and uses zip, libxml/DOMDocument, mbstring and curl extensions, with 512 MB suggested memory. | The installation guide lists WordPress 5.0 or higher and PHP 8.1 or higher as prerequisites. |
Plans
Oxygen
- Basic$129 a month
- WooCommerce$149 a month
- Ultimate$179 a month
- Free OxygenFree
- Lifetime License$199.50, paid once
Thrive Architect
- Thrive Architect$99 a year
- Thrive Architect + Thrive Optimize$399 a year
- Thrive Suite$299 a year
- Thrive Architect & Thrive Optimize$199 a year
In their own words
Oxygen
Oxygen is a visual website builder for WordPress that works through manual editing or compatible AI agents. It installs as a plugin on an existing WordPress site, including local, staging, or live installations; a hosted demo is also available. The editor provides controls for Flexbox, CSS Grid, responsive breakpoints, semantic HTML, and HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP code blocks. Reusable components, CSS variables, selectors, and JSON export for design tokens support design-system work. Dynamic fields, conditions, and query loops can use ACF, Meta Box, and ACPT content. Oxygen's Agent Connector, MCP server, and Abilities API support agents such as Claude, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode, which can build pages, content types, templates, plugins, and content. The complete editor and AI tooling are free to try through a plugin, local setup, or hosted demo; the demo expires after four hours. AI credits are not sold by Oxygen, so users bring an agent under the vendor's own plan. Listed lifetime-billed plans include Basic at $129 a month, WooCommerce at $149 a month, and Ultimate at $179 a month. A separate lifetime license is $199.50 as a one-time purchase.
Thrive Architect
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