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Block Editor Alternative

Avoid limitations and unlock creative freedom with Breakdance, the most powerful alternative to the Block Editor.

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22,000+ creators use Breakdance to build incredible websites

“This is the route WordPress should have taken when they decided to go with the Block Editor. Breakdance is so much more intuitive and easier to use.”
Lee Graham

Creative Professional

Block Editor full site editing feels really clumsy compared to Breakdance. Gutenberg is a nice text writer, but not a site editor.
Matt Frost

Creative Professional

Our users say it best.

WordPress users absolutely love Breakdance. Check out a few of their reviews below.
“We switched from Elementor & the Block Editor to Breakdance and are able to create performant, well ranking sites faster.”
Denison Carlos

Creative Professional

“You hit a home run with this one on so many levels. I am moving all my sites to Breakdance.”
Bernard Sokolowski

Creative Professional

“This is THE BUILDER! I have so much pleasure working with Breakdance.”
@yvesmalouin

Creative Professional

“Breakdance is the best WP tool I've ever seen.”
Toomaj Boloorian

Creative Professional

“The Block Editor is too restrictive and limited for my liking. Breakdance produces leaner code and faster sites”
Richard Wilkie

Creative Professional

Breakdance beats the Block Editor, hands down.

Check out this feature-by-feature breakdown of how Breakdance blows the Block Editor away.

WooCommerce

Breakdance was built from the ground up with WooCommerce in mind, and it shows.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Beautiful By Default yes maybe
The Block Editor's WooCommerce styles depend entirely on your theme.
Global Woo Styles yes no
Global WooCommerce styles are dependent on the theme you choose. The Block Editor offers no special control over these styles.
Optimized For Conversions yes no
Depends entirely on the theme you choose.
WooCommerce Elements 35+ 14
The Block Editor itself offers no specialized WooCommerce blocks. The ~14 blocks available are from WooCommerce itself, and some of them are still in beta/experimental status.
Thank You Page auto styled with global settings maybe
Thank you page styles are dependent on the theme you choose. The Block Editor offers no special control over these styles.
Granular Cart Elements yes not provided
You can style parts of the cart page individually, but you can't re-arrange the entire cart page.
Granular Checkout Elements yes not provided
Custom Product Loops yes no
You can customize the template used for the product loop but no dynamic product data is available unless you use the Woo blocks.
Live Product Preview yes no
When editing the single product template, placeholder data is used instead of real product data.
Custom Mini Cart Icon yes no
The Block Editor only provides three icons to choose from.
Ready For Production yes maybe
Some critical WooCommerce blocks are stilled flagged as beta, such as the “Products” block (used for displaying lists of products) and the “Product Collection” block (used for displaying specific types of products as a group based on things such as sale status, best seller status, and more). Cart and checkout blocks are accompanied by a note stating “We are currently working on improving our cart and checkout blocks” and requesting feedback.
E-commerce Popups yes no
WooCommerce Display Conditions yes no
"Breakdance elements have a stunning look right out of the box. It’s pretty easy to make a professional website while keeping installed plugins to a bare minimum."
Vladimir Varbanov

Creative Professional

Full Featured Without Add-ons

While the Block Editor requires third-party add-ons for many essential features, Breakdance includes everything you need out of the box. Here are just a few of the features that ship natively with Breakdance.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Themeless Mode included not included
Shareable Design Library included not included
Element Display Conditions included not included
Form Builder included not included
Popup Builder included not included
Mega Menu Builder included not included
Lottie Animation Element included not included
Tooltip Element included not included
Tabs Element included not included
Automatic Table of Contents Element included not included
The Block Editor technically has a ToC element, but it's behind an experimental flag and is likely not production-ready yet.
Icon Element included not included
Pricing Table Element included not included
Icon List Element included not included
Stats Grid Element included not included
Business Hours Element included not included
FAQ / Accordion Element included yes
Star Rating Element included not included
Counter Elements included not included
Countdown Elements included not included
Testimonial Elements included not included
Facebook Elements (share, embed, etc...) included not included
Twitter Elements (share, embed, etc...) included not included
And many more!
"150% the only WP builder you need. I can’t rate this high enough."
Simon Gilbey

Creative Professional

Powerful Forms? Included with Breakdance.

Virtually every website will benefit from Breakdance's incredibly full-featured, built-in form builder. No extra plugins needed.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Custom Form Builder included not included
Drag & Drop Form Builder Interface yes no form builder
Global Form Styles yes no
All global styles are dependent on your theme.
Conditional Form Fields yes no form builder
Multi-Step Forms yes no form builder
File Uploads yes no form builder
Marketing Integrations yes
Includes integrations for platforms like MailChimp, Drip, ActiveCampaign, and many more.
no form builder
Contact Forms yes no form builder
Registration Forms yes no form builder
Email Subscribe Forms yes no form builder
Lost Password Forms yes no form builder
Login Forms yes no form builder
Horizontal Forms yes no form builder
Field Types 15 no form builder
Dynamic Field Values yes
In Breakdance, you can pre-populate form fields with dynamic values from your site's database, current user, etc...
no form builder
Accessibility A+ no form builder
Honeypot Spam Protection yes no form builder
Hidden Fields yes no form builder
Form Customization Options many no form builder
Multiple Emails / Actions Per Form yes no form builder
Trigger Popups On Submit yes no form builder
Pass URL/UTM Parameters yes no form builder
Custom JavaScript Actions yes no form builder
Form Submission Management yes no form builder
Export Submissions To Spreadsheet yes no form builder
"The Block Editor is too restrictive and limited for my liking. Breakdance produces leaner code and faster sites."
Richard Wilkie

Creative Professional

Visual Popup Builder

Breakdance's native popup builder is packed with all the premium-grade features you'll need to turn your site into a true marketing asset.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Put Anything Inside yes no popup builder
Discount Popups yes no popup builder
Email Capture Popups yes no popup builder
Welcome Popups yes no popup builder
Exit Intent Popups yes no popup builder
Time Sensitive Popups yes no popup builder
Notification Popups yes no popup builder
Target By Page yes no popup builder
Target By Post yes no popup builder
Target By Archive yes no popup builder
Target By Taxonomy yes no popup builder
Target By Date & Time yes no popup builder
Trigger On Click yes no popup builder
Trigger On Page Load yes no popup builder
Trigger On Page Scroll yes no popup builder
Trigger On Page Scroll Up yes no popup builder
Trigger On User Inactivity yes no popup builder
Trigger On Exit Intent yes no popup builder
Limit Frequency yes no popup builder
Show Only One Popup yes no popup builder
Automatic Closing yes no popup builder
"Breakdance is awesome. Dead easy, super fast, no need for lots of plugins for functionality or speed."
Rob Faulkner

Creative Professional

Headers & Menus

Create beautiful headers & menus with ease using Breakdance's powerful Header Builder and Menu Builder elements.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Mega Menu Builder yes no
This feature is available via third-party add-ons.
Build Headers & Footers yes yes
If using a FSE theme, you can build headers and footers using the Block Editor.
Conditional Headers & Footers yes no
Dedicated Header Builder Element yes no
Sticky Headers yes no
Overlay Headers yes no
Automatic Header Layout yes no
WP Menu Element yes yes
Accessible Menus yes yes
Vertical Accordion Menus yes no
Off-Canvas Mobile Menus yes yes
Dropdown Mobile Menus yes no
"Breakdance is seriously top shelf! Does everything, Simple UI/UX. Just a great experience!"
Eddie Lee

Creative Professional

Layout Control

The Block Editor relies on a simplified blend of stacks, groups, and columns. Breakdance sticks to the elegance and power of modern HTML and CSS.
Breakdance The Block Editor
CSS Flexbox yes no
CSS Grid yes no
Div Element yes yes
The Block Editor doesn't have a raw div block, but it does have a few containers that act similarly to divs.
Full-Height Sections yes yes
Must use the Cover block.
Full-Width Sections yes yes
Must use the Cover block. Can be enabled for other blocks via your theme.
Section Element yes no
There's no Section, but you can manually change another block's tag to section.
Vertical Alignment Control yes yes
Grid & Grid Template yes no
Grid Auto Columns yes no
Grid Auto Rows yes no
Grid Auto Flow yes no
Draggable Spacing yes no
"As an SEO guy, I've gotta say that Breakdance ticks the boxes. Plus it’s easy and quick to design."
Joe Williams

Creative Professional

Responsive Design

The Block Editor gives you very little control over responsive styles, relying on a fluid design approach. Breakdance believes you know what's best, so we provide all the tools you'll need to build stunning mobile-friendly sites.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Responsive Design Approach responsive
Breakdance's elements are responsive by default, but it gives you the control to set styles on a per-breakpoint basis.
fluid
The Block Editor's elements are all supposed to be responsive by default, and you have no ability to set styles on a per-breakpoint basis, leaving you to trust the design decisions of the block developers.
Set Styles Per Device/Breakpoint yes no
Design Preview Accuracy
Does the design look the same on the back-end and front-end?
accurate inaccurate
WP admin styles can leak into the design preview.
Responsive Preview accurate & scaled
Responsive styles are correctly applied based on the preview width, and the entire preview is visible with optional scaling if the preview is bigger than the available viewport
questionable
Only offers two pre-determined breakpoints to preview at, and doesn't offer the same type of scaling as Breakdance and other builders do.
Preview Breakpoints 5+ 3
The Block Editor lets you preview on Desktop, Tablet, or Mobile, but you can't set breakpoint-specific styles.
Custom Breakpoints yes no
Show/Hide Elements Per Breakpoint yes no
Operating System Conditions yes
In Breakdance, you can set elements' visibility based on the viewer's operating system, including mobile operating systems.
no
Per-Breakpoint Custom CSS yes
Custom CSS applied to an element is scoped to the currently selected breakpoint.
no
Custom CSS applies at all viewport widths.
"I'm in love with Breakdance. So glad I made the switch."
Luis PW

Creative Professional

Dynamic Data

Dynamic data is virtually non-existent in the Block Editor outside of some pre-determined dynamic elements. Breakdance treats dynamic data like the first-class citizen it is.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Dynamic Data Integration A+ F
The Block Editor has some blocks for displaying post titles, post featured images, etc... but no in-depth dynamic data integration like most page builders have.
Dynamic Data Sources 50+ 0
Fallback Values yes no
Prepends & Appends yes no
Conditional Element Display yes no
Post Loop Builder yes yes
The Block Editor has a rudimentary query loop builder, but the functionality is nowhere close to what is provided by Breakdance or 3rd-party Elementor add-ons.
Static Post Loop Items
Display static, non-dynamic items among your post loop results.
yes no
Alternate Post Loop Templates
Define alternate post loop templates to use for specific items in the loop, e.g. every other item.
yes no
ACF Integration
Advanced Custom Fields
yes no
ACF Repeater Support
Advanced Custom Fields
yes no
Metabox Integration yes no
Metabox Repeater Field Support yes no
Dynamic Data API yes no
Custom PHP Conditions yes no
Conditions API yes no
"Block Editor full site editing feels really clumsy compared to Breakdance. Gutenberg is a nice text writer, but not a site editor."
Matt Frost

Creative Professional

Workflow

Breakdance is like a high-end sports car: engineered for speed. The Block Editor has a generic, for-everyone interface that misses the mark for most.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Searchable UI Panels yes
Search for elements, properties, classes, and just about everything else.
elements only
You can search for elements but no much else.
"Styles Present" Indicator
At a glance, see which styles have been customized from default.
yes no
Cross-Page Copy & Paste yes yes
Cross-Site Copy & Paste yes no
Draggable Spacing yes no
Drag & Drop yes yes
The Block Editor drag & drop behavior leaves much to be desired.
Draft Mode
Hide sections of content on the front-end while working on them in the builder.
yes no
Built-In URL Migration Tool yes no
Keyboard Shortcuts yes yes
Block Editor keyboard shortcuts require strange combinations, like CMD/CTRL + Shift + D for duplicate.
Right-Click Menu yes no
Create Your Own component LIbrary yes no
Design Presets
Copy & synchronize complex settings and styles across similar elements on your site.
yes no
"Breakdance feels like a breath of fresh air."
Matthew Gerber

Creative Professional

Packed with pro-level features for developers.

Breakdance is designed intuitively, helping advanced users & developers work faster and more efficiently.
Breakdance The Block Editor
Visual Element Creation IDE yes
Element Studio is a visual IDE for creating custom elements live inside Breakdance. It’s included with Breakdance.
no
The Block Editor's APIs are very complex and change frequently. Creating elements generally requires React and running build scripts.
Modify Built-In Elements yes
via Element Studio.
yes
via custom code.
PHP Code Block Element yes
Write and run PHP code live inside of Breakdance.
not provided
Element Display Conditions API yes no
Form Submission Handler API
Build and run custom handlers on form submissions - i.e. custom php, or a new handler that appears in the Actions After Submit dropdown.
yes no forms
Hooks / Actions & Filters yes yes
PHP Array Queries yes
Customize any WP_Query in Breakdance with PHP.
no
API Stability solid rapidly changing
The Block Editor platform is still young and often makes drastic changes. While these don’t usually break backwards compatibility, they make it harder for third-party devs to keep up.
Add Header & Footer Scripts yes no
Global Custom CSS yes yes
Global Custom JS yes yes
Conditional Custom CSS yes no
Conditional Custom JS yes no
"Breakdance is the new standard of page builders"
Ruben Garcia Jr.

Creative Professional

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