Elfsight alternative: a store gallery that sells
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Elfsight sells 96 small website widgets, from Instagram feeds and Google reviews to forms. One app costs $5 a month billed yearly, for 5,000 views and 3 widgets. The free plan allows 200 views. A widget past its view limit is switched off until the limit resets.
We make Idukki. It puts social posts, reviews and shoppable video in one gallery. Products are tagged on each post, and rights are recorded per post.
Idukki
5 yes · 1 no
Elfsight
6 yes
Side by side
How Idukki and Elfsight compare
| Capability | Idukki | Elfsight |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram feed from accounts and hashtags | ||
| Videos, carousels and Reels | ||
| Show and hide posts by word or hashtag | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento and Wix | ||
| General website widgets beyond social and reviews (forms, chat, pricing tables) |
See the full Idukki vs Elfsight comparison for every row, sources and the date the Elfsight side was last verified (13 October 2026).
Why brands switch
Posts that link to products
Idukki tags products on each post. Shoppers add to cart inside the gallery on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop and BigCommerce. On Salesforce Commerce Cloud, this is in early access.
Permission on record
Idukki sends rights requests from the dashboard and records the answer on each post.
A free plan sized for a store
Elfsight’s free plan allows 200 views a month. Idukki’s Free plan covers up to 20,000 widget impressions a month.
Where Elfsight still has an edge
Stay with Elfsight for a simple feed plus forms, chat or pricing tables. One subscription covers them all.
- 96 widget types on one subscription, far beyond UGC
- Very low entry price: one app from $5 a month billed yearly, and a free plan
- Installs on a long list of site builders, from Squarespace and Webflow to Joomla
Verified against the public sources listed on the full comparison.
How we compared
We make Idukki, so read this as one vendor’s view. Every alternatives page answers the same questions about both products:
- What content it handles: customer photos, video, reviews or all three
- Where it runs: which store platforms it supports
- How it clears the rights to use customer content
- How it is priced, and what it costs to start
- What it does better than Idukki
Elfsight facts come from Elfsight’s own public pages or public reviews, listed below with the date we read them. Nothing here is a score we made up. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Elfsight alternative FAQs
How much does Elfsight cost?
One app costs $5 a month billed yearly, or $6 monthly. That covers 5,000 views and 3 widgets. The free plan allows 200 views and 1 widget. The all-apps pack starts at $15 a month billed yearly. Read on 13 October 2026.
What happens when an Elfsight widget passes its view limit?
Elfsight says the app is switched off until the limit resets. Check the plan size against your traffic before launch.
Can I move from Elfsight to Idukki?
Yes. Re-import the same posts or upload the files. AI tagging suggests the product tags. Rebuild the placements in the no-code builder. Both widgets can run side by side while you switch.
Can I keep Elfsight and add Idukki?
Yes. Keep Elfsight for site widgets. Add Idukki on product pages, where posts carry product tags.
Is there a free way to start with Idukki?
Paid plans come with a 30-day free trial. A Shopify store installs Idukki from the App Store and starts on the Free plan. It covers 20,000 widget impressions a month. On other platforms, book a demo and we set it up with you.
Sources for the Elfsight facts on this page
- [1]Elfsight pricing, read 13 October 2026
- [2]Elfsight Instagram Feed widget, read 13 October 2026
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