ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode vs YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode

By Raz Technologies · data from 2 Nov 2026 · Methodology

ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode leads on momentum; YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode leads on adoption. Both are tracked in our catalog mode / hide prices ranking, updated 2 Nov 2026.

Side by side

Measure	ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode	YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode
Overall score	76.0 ▲ higher	72.7
Rank in catalog mode / hide prices	#2 ▲ higher	#8
Active installs	10,000+	60,000+ ▲ higher
Rating	4.7/5 (17 ratings)	3.7/5 (45 ratings)
Last updated	22 Sept 2026	3 Nov 2026
Free version	Yes, on WordPress.org	Yes, on WordPress.org
Paid from	No verified price	No verified price
Added JS + CSS, product page (lab)	0.0 KB	0.0 KB
Adoption	76	100 ▲ higher
Maintenance	63	77 ▲ higher
Momentum	94 ▲ higher	59
Performance	30	30
Satisfaction	80 ▲ higher	49
Security	100	100
Published vulnerabilities (36 months)	0	2
Current WooCommerce	Partial	Yes
HPOS (order tables)	Yes	Yes
Cart & Checkout Blocks	Not declared	Not declared

ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode vs YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode: features

Feature	ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode	YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode
Hide prices (core)	✓ Free version Documented“Hide product prices.”	✓ Paid version Documented“Hide prices.”
Hide add to cart (core)	✓ Free version Documented“Remove Add-to-Cart button.”	✓ Free version Documented“Hide “Add to Cart” button on all product pages”
Rules for guests vs logged-in (core)	· Not documented	✓ Paid version Documented“Apply catalog mode to all users, to guest users only or to users from specific countries only”
Rules per product/category	· Not documented	✓ Paid version Documented“Apply catalog mode only to specific products or product categories.”
Custom text/button in place of price	✓ Free version Documented“Replace Add-to-Cart button with a Custom Button.”	✓ Paid version Documented“Create unlimited buttons or labels in our buttons builder to replace prices and add to cart buttons.”
Product enquiry form	· Not documented	✓ Paid version Documented“Enable an inquiry form in product pages”

From each plugin's WordPress.org readme or marketplace listing (quoted). “Not documented” means the vendor does not list it — the feature may still exist. Features we test in the lab are labelled Tested.

ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode or YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode: which should you choose?

ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode includes hide prices and custom text/button in place of price in its free version; YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode documents them only in its paid version.
YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode documents 3 features that ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode does not: rules for guests vs logged-in, rules per product/category and product enquiry form (from each vendor's own listing).
YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode is more widely used: 60,000+ active installs versus 10,000+ for ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode on WordPress.org (as of 8 November 2026).
ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode has the higher WordPress.org rating: 4.71/5 from 17 ratings, versus 3.67/5 from 45 for YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode.
YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode was updated more recently (3 November 2026) than ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode (22 September 2026).
ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode has fewer published vulnerabilities in the last 36 months (0 versus 2 for YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode).
Overall, ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode ranks higher in PluginGauge's WooCommerce catalog mode ranking: #2 (76.0/100) versus #8 (72.7/100) for YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode, as of 2 November 2026.

Read the full profiles for features and security details: ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode · YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode.

FAQ

Which is better, ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode or YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode?

Overall, ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode ranks higher in PluginGauge's WooCommerce catalog mode ranking: #2 (76.0/100) versus #8 (72.7/100) for YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode, as of 2 November 2026.

Do ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode and YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode support HPOS and Checkout Blocks?

ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode: HPOS declared, Checkout Blocks no data; YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode: HPOS declared, Checkout Blocks no data (read from each plugin's code or listing, as of 2 November 2026).

What are the alternatives to ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode and YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode?

The next-ranked WooCommerce catalog mode plugins in our ranking are Art WooCommerce Order One Click (#1), Product Enquiry (#3), WooCommerce B2B (#4), as of 2 November 2026.