Thinking of leaving Elementor? Here is how PiPilot compares for client work.
Elementor is a page builder inside WordPress. PiPilot builds a new site and backend from the client brief, or connects the client’s existing WordPress site and changes it from chat, with every change approved and logged. Unlimited projects on every plan; paid plans start at $10 a month.
Free plan: 5 AI prompts a day, no card · Paid plans from $10/month
Elementor and PiPilot, side by side.
From Elementor's public pricing and changelog, read on 22 October 2026. Products change; check their site for the latest.
| Feature | Elementor | PiPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Private client review | Collaborative Notes on Advanced plans | Password-protected link; client comments on the page; Fix with PiPilot (paid plans) |
| Take over an existing site | A plugin for WordPress sites you host | Connect a WordPress or PHP site on the client’s own host; AI edits pages, plugins and theme, every change approved and logged (paid plans) |
| Handoff to the client | The site stays in the client’s WordPress files | Client’s domain, GitHub, Vercel/Netlify/Cloudflare and claimed backend, from one Publish panel (paid plans) |
| Build from a brief by chat | AI-generated code, copy, images and layouts on Elementor One plans | Describe the site and PiPilot builds it, backend included |
| Real backend (database, accounts, forms) | Form Builder with submissions on Advanced plans | PiPilot Cloud: Postgres, accounts, storage, functions |
| Deploy anywhere | Hosting is not included in Elementor One; Elementor Host is sold separately | Free link, PiPilot Host, Vercel, Netlify or Cloudflare, or the client’s PHP host |
| Paid plan from | $60 a year (Pro, Essential, 1 site) | From $10 a month, unlimited projects (Solo) |
Where Elementor is stronger.
If one of these matters most to you, stay where you are. We would rather you choose well.
- A huge plugin and add-on ecosystem around WordPress.
- Familiar to WordPress clients, who may already know how to edit in it.
- No new host: it runs inside the WordPress site the client already has.
What you get with PiPilot.
- Your client can review it on the real site
- Password-protect the published site, send the link, and your client comments on the page itself. Fix with PiPilot sends each note to the agent. Paid plans.
- Sites your client already has
- Connect their WordPress or PHP site on their own host. The AI edits pages, menus, plugins and theme files, with an approval card before anything destructive and a log in wp-admin. Paid plans.
- Handed over, not held hostage
- Their domain, their GitHub, their Vercel, Netlify or Cloudflare, and a backend claimed into their account. The repo lives in your Google Drive with real Git. Code export and own-host deploys on paid plans.
Bring a Elementor project to PiPilot.
Your code comes with you. Nothing is rebuilt from scratch.
- 01
In PiPilot, open Publish, then My own host (PHP), and connect the client’s WordPress site (paid plans).
- 02
Install the PiPilot Bridge in one click and choose what it may do: read only, content plus files, or everything.
- 03
Change the site from chat. Every change is logged in wp-admin, and anything destructive needs your approval first.
Taking code back out of PiPilot is on paid plans: download and your own host from Solo, GitHub push from Pilot. Import docs
See it build before you decide.
Describe an app and watch PiPilot build it. The free plan needs no card.
Sources: Elementor pricing. Elementor is a trademark of its owner; PiPilot is not affiliated with it.
Client sites people build with PiPilot