Elementor Is the Slowest Major WordPress Page Builder, Passing on 30% of Sites

    We matched Chrome field data to the page builder running on more than two million WordPress sites. Elementor, the most-used builder, passes Core Web Vitals on just 30.0% of mobile sites, below native Gutenberg's 41.5%, and the problem is loading, not responsiveness.

    Core Web Vitals pass rate by page builder (mobile)
    Duda
    60.7%
    Webflow
    54.4%
    WordPress Site Editor
    43.8%
    Beaver Builder
    42.7%
    Block Editor (Gutenberg)
    41.5%
    SiteOrigin
    38.6%
    Divi
    34.5%
    WPBakery
    32.7%
    Elementor
    30%

    Source: PageSpeed Matters analysis of roughly 2.1 million WordPress origins with CrUX field data, mobile, May 2026.

    The three most popular third-party builders all pass less often than WordPress's own block editor.

    Good loading (LCP) by page builder (mobile)
    Duda
    95.1%
    Webflow
    77.7%
    WordPress Site Editor
    70.6%
    Block Editor (Gutenberg)
    65%
    Divi
    52.6%
    WPBakery
    48.9%
    Elementor
    44.8%

    Source: PageSpeed Matters analysis, mobile 75th-percentile field data, May 2026.

    A drag-and-drop builder outputs heavier markup and larger hero images, so the main content paints late.

    Source: Elementor Is the Slowest Major WordPress Page Builder, Passing on 30% of Sites - PageSpeed Matters