Pagelayer vs Visual Composer

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.

Visual Composer is a website-building tool with listed options for blogging, contact forms, and SEO controls. Its Free plan includes 50+ free elements and templates. Paid annual plans each list 300+ content elements and 200+ templates, with the covered website count increasing by tier: Single covers one site for $49 a year, Plus covers five for $99 a year, Accelerate covers 20 for $149 a year, and Agency covers 1,000 for $349 a year. The Lifetime plan is listed at $149 a month for a lifetime license covering one website, with 300+ content elements and 200+ templates. The listed plans therefore distinguish the paid annual tiers chiefly by their website allowances, while their stated element and template counts are the same. The free option has a smaller listed library, but makes it possible to begin without a paid plan. This gives prospective site builders a choice among a free starting point, annual plans with different site limits, and a lifetime-license option.