Elfsight alternatives in 2026: five options for social feed and review widgets
EmbedSocial, Curator, Juicer, SociableKit and Idukki against Elfsight for social feeds and review widgets. View caps, what happens at the limit, refresh speed and shoppable posts. We make Idukki.
Elfsight sells 96 widgets, from chat buttons to cookie banners. Most people who search for an alternative want one or two of them. Usually that is an Instagram feed or a Google reviews badge. They also want a view cap that stops surprising them. This guide covers those two jobs.
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How Elfsight bills
Elfsight sells each widget type as an app. A single app is free for 200 views a month and one widget. Basic costs $5 a month billed yearly, or $6 monthly, for 5,000 views and 3 widgets. Pro costs $10 billed yearly for 50,000 views and 9 widgets. Premium costs $20 billed yearly for 150,000 views.
The All Apps Pack starts at $15 a month billed yearly, or $18 monthly. It covers all 96 apps, with 5,000 views and 3 widgets per app. Elfsight counts a view each time a widget loads. Its pricing page says an app over its limit is "temporarily deactivated". There is a full refund within 14 days.
That last rule is the usual reason to look elsewhere. A busy week can switch a feed off until the month resets.
How we compared the alternatives
- What counts toward the limit. Views, sources, widgets or posts.
- What happens at the limit. The feed stops, or nothing changes.
- Refresh speed. How often new posts appear.
- Branding on the free plan. Whose logo the visitor sees.
- Selling. Can a shopper buy from a post?
We compared feed and review widgets only. Elfsight's chat, form and cookie widgets are out of scope. We have no commercial tie to any tool here except our own.
The alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Free plan | Entry paid plan | Billed by | Refresh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfsight | 200 views, 1 widget | $5 a month, yearly | Views and widgets per app | Not stated on pricing |
| EmbedSocial | 1 source, 500 views | $29 a month | Sources and views | Every 3 hours on Pro |
| Curator | 3 sources, 2,000 views | $25 a month, or $23 yearly | Sources and views | Daily on Free, hourly on Pro |
| Juicer | 1 source, Juicer branding | $15 a month, or $13.50 yearly | Sources | Daily on Free, hourly on paid |
| SociableKit | 1 widget, 2,000 views | $110 a year | Plan tier; unlimited views on Pro | Not stated on pricing |
| Idukki (ours) | 5,000 impressions a month | $45 a month | Widget impressions | Every 24 hours below Enterprise |
EmbedSocial: feeds and reviews from one dashboard
EmbedSocial's free plan has one source and 500 views a month. Pro costs $29 a month for 3 sources and 5,000 views, synced every 3 hours. Pro Plus costs $49 for 6 sources and 20,000 views. Premium costs $99 for 15 sources and 100,000 views, synced every 30 minutes. Widgets are unlimited on every plan. Yearly billing saves 20%.
Best for: a team that wants social feeds and Trustpilot or Google reviews together. Limits: like Elfsight, its widgets stop showing at the view limit until the count resets.
Curator: unlimited views on Business
Curator's free plan allows 3 sources, 2,000 views a month and 1,000 posts. It updates every 24 hours. Pro costs $25 a month, or $23 billed yearly. It gives 5 sources, 15,000 views, hourly updates and no "Powered by Curator" link. Business costs $59 a month, or $54 yearly. It gives 15 sources, unlimited views, 15-minute updates and API access.
Best for: a busy site that wants no view cap. Limits: its pricing page lists social sources and names no review widgets.
Juicer: billed by source, embed anywhere
Juicer bills by the number of sources, with unlimited website embeds on every plan. The free plan has one source, a 24-hour refresh and Juicer branding. The $15 plan gives 3 sources, an hourly refresh and no branding. The $25 plan adds automatic moderation for 5 sources. The $99 plan gives 30 sources, a 10-minute refresh and AI moderation.
Best for: a feed pulled from many accounts and hashtags. Limits: the pricing page lists no view count, and no product tags.
SociableKit: unlimited views for $110 a year
SociableKit's free plan gives one widget, 2,000 views a month and 100 reviews. Pro costs $110 a year, about $9.17 a month. It gives unlimited widgets per source, unlimited views and unlimited reviews. Business costs $440 a year and adds CSV export. Enterprise costs $5,500 a year.
Best for: a small site that wants the view cap gone for the least money. Limits: its pricing page lists no refresh speed or product tags.
Idukki: feed and review widgets that sell (ours)
We make Idukki. It pulls from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn and Threads. It imports Google, Trustpilot, TripAdvisor and Judge.me reviews. You tag products on any post or review. A shopper can then add to cart from the gallery. On Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento and PrestaShop that cart is the store's own.
Plans bill by widget impressions. Free covers 5,000 a month with the Idukki logo on widgets. Starter costs $45 a month for 10,000, and removes the logo. Growth costs $75 for 20,000 and Professional $200 for 50,000. Try the free Google reviews widget preview before you sign up.
Best for: an online store that wants feeds and reviews to link to products. Limits: no chat, form or cookie widgets. New posts sync every 24 hours below Enterprise. For a plain feed on a blog, the cheaper tools above do the job.
By views
Each widget load counts toward a monthly cap.
Wins at
- Cheap at low traffic
- Many widget types
Struggles with
- Widgets stop at the cap
- A busy week costs a feed
By sources or tier
Views are unlimited or not counted.
Wins at
- No traffic surprises
- Easy to budget
Struggles with
- More accounts cost more
- No product tags listed
By impressions, with selling
Impression bands, product tags on every plan.
Wins at
- Posts and reviews link to products
- Rights requests included
Struggles with
- Higher entry price
- No non-social widgets
From each vendor's pricing page, read 13 October 2026.
How to choose
- 1List the Elfsight widgets you use. Keep only the feed and review ones for this comparison.
- 2Find your busiest month of page views on the pages that show the widget.
- 3On any view-capped plan, check what happens at the cap. A blank space costs more than an upgrade.
- 4Check the refresh speed. Daily is fine for a footer feed and slow for a campaign.
- 5If you sell online, ask whether a post can link straight to a product.
- 6Look at the free plan branding. Some show the vendor's logo or a "Powered by" link.
For Instagram on Shopify, read the best Instagram feed apps for Shopify. For free tiers side by side, read the best free UGC widgets. For aggregators, read the social media aggregator guide.
Questions site owners ask
Why did my Elfsight widget stop showing?
Elfsight's pricing page says an app over its monthly view limit is temporarily deactivated. It returns when the count resets or you upgrade.
Is there an Elfsight alternative with unlimited views?
Yes. SociableKit Pro ($110 a year) and Curator Business ($59 a month) both list unlimited views.
What is the cheapest Elfsight alternative for a social feed?
Juicer, Curator, SociableKit, EmbedSocial and Idukki all have free plans. Juicer's paid plans start at $15 a month.
Which alternative can sell from a social feed?
Idukki tags products on posts and reviews, with add to cart in the gallery.
Sources
- 1Elfsight: pricing · Single app and All Apps Pack plans, view limits. Read 13 October 2026.
- 2EmbedSocial: pricing · Plans, sync times and view limits. Read 13 October 2026.
- 3Curator: pricing · Sources, views and update times. Read 13 October 2026.
- 4Juicer: pricing · Sources, refresh and moderation. Read 13 October 2026.
- 5SociableKit: pricing · Yearly plans and view limits. Read 13 October 2026.
- 6Idukki: pricing · Impression bands and the feature table.
- 7Idukki vs Elfsight · Head-to-head comparison page.
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