Thrive Architect vs Visual Composer
Thrive Architect
thrivethemes.com
Visual Composer
visualcomposer.comSide by side
| Figure | Thrive Architect | Visual Composer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.25/mo | $4.08/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 8 |
| Spec score · WordPress page builders | 7.9 (#23) | 8.7 (#8) |
| Spec score · Small Business Website Builders | 7.7 (#68) | 8.6 (#24) |
| Blogging | Yes | Yes |
| Contact forms | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Lead Generation forms can connect to supported email services through API, accept HTML form code, or send submissions to a webhook URL. | Listed integrations include WooCommerce, Mailchimp for WordPress, Yoast, Contact Form 7, YouTube, and Unsplash. |
| Privacy | The product page labels Thrive Architect privacy compliant. | The privacy policy says credit card, Social Security, and financial information is not stored on the maker’s servers. |
| Product | Thrive Architect is a visual drag-and-drop page builder plugin for WordPress focused on landing pages and conversion-oriented marketing. | Visual Composer is a WordPress website builder with a drag-and-drop frontend editor for creating websites without coding. |
| Paid from | 199 | 49 |
| Support | The standalone Architect purchase includes weekday support for one site while the subscription is active, and the comparison states unlimited support requests. | Premium includes customer support through tickets; free users can use documentation, video tutorials, and the Facebook community. |
Plans
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
Visual Composer
- FreeFree
- Single$49 a year
- Plus$99 a year
- Accelerate$149 a year
- Agency$349 a year
- Lifetime$149 a month
- FreeFree
- Lifetime$149, paid once
In their own words
Thrive Architect
Thrive Architect has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Visual Composer
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.