While page builders like Elementor, Divi and Wix are popular for creating custom designs without coding, Full Site Editing (FSE) block themes offer a compelling alternative that can be superior in certain scenarios.
1. Native Integration with WordPress
Seamlessness & stability
Block themes work directly within the core functionality of WordPress. This native integration means fewer conflicts, faster load times, and a more stable website overall.
Page builders on the other hand slow down the whole UI loading-time intensely, but are giving you more flexibility in the design.
2. Cost-Effectiveness
License Fees & Maintenance Costs
Page builders come with heavy licensing fees for premium features. With block themes, you avoid the recurring costs of maintaining and updating a third-party page builder. Since block themes are maintained as part of the WordPress core, updates are seamless and less likely to cause issues.
3. Consistency and Standardization
Global Styles & Unified Design Language
Block themes use a standardized approach to design, which promotes consistency across different parts of your site. This can help with a cohesive identity. Page builders are giving you a lot more options, but you should only pay for these, if you need them.
CONCLUSION
For a fast changing, larger website, where you need to be in control of every little detail, pagebuilders can be worth considering. But if you want to rapidly produce a lot of landingpages, where the details don’t matter so much, a good block theme is much more priceworthy.