Essential Blocks vs Spectra

Blocks / Page Builder 19 features · 2 plugins · 2026-08-27

Essential Blocks

ours

200K+ · 4.9★

84%

Spectra

1M+ · 4.7★

84%

Feature comparison

Feature Essential Blocks

200K+

Spectra

1M+

Blocks / Page Builder
Form builder block Yes * Yes *
Popup / modal builder Yes * Yes *
Advanced tabs & accordion Yes * Yes *
Slider / carousel block Yes * Yes *
Pricing table block Yes *
Testimonial / review block Yes * Yes *
Countdown timer Yes * Yes *
WooCommerce product blocks Yes * Yes *
Global colors & typography presets Yes * Yes *
Per-breakpoint responsive controls Yes * Yes *
Custom CSS per block gap Yes *
Entrance animations & interactions Yes * Yes *
Pattern / template library Yes * Yes *
Dynamic content / custom field binding Yes * Yes *
Conditional display rules Yes * Yes *
Icon library gap * Yes *
Conditional asset loading *
Full Site Editing template support Yes * Yes *
AI content or layout generation Yes *
Supported Partial Not supported Unknown * 34 auto-detected from the plugin's own docs, not yet confirmed

Gap summary

Features a competitor ships that Essential Blocks doesn't. 3 of ours are still unscored, so this may be incomplete.

  1. 1

    Custom CSS per block

    Block-scoped CSS without leaving the editor

    Ships in Spectra
    Unknown
  2. 2

    Icon library

    Bundled searchable icon set

    Ships in Spectra
    Unknown *