Divi vs Brizy: Which One You Should Pick for Your Project?

Do you have a new website project and plan to use Divi or Brizy yet have no idea which is the best suited one for the project?

Be it Divi or Brizy is a great option if you want to create websites for multiple clients, especially if you hate the subscription-based payment model. Both Divi and Brizy offer a one-time purchase option so that you don’t need to spend your budget on a yearly basis. Divi, in particular, offers a simple pricing option whereby you can use a single license on unlimited sites. Meaning that you only need to buy Divi once for all your projects.

Both Divi and Brizy can be used to create a customized website thanks to their theme builder feature and custom fields supports. Read on to learn more which is best suited solution for your project.

Fundamental Differences

Before stepping further, there is a fundamental difference between Divi and Brizy that you need to know first. Technically, both Divi and Brizy are two different products. Divi is a WordPress theme, while Brizy is a page builder plugin.

Divi, which is developed by Elegant Themes, comes with a built-in page builder called Divi Builder. That’s we are going to compare with Brizy in this article. Divi Builder itself is available in two versions: as an integral part of the Divi theme and as a standalone plugin. The standalone plugin of Divi Builder can be installed on any WordPress theme.

Meanwhile, Brizy is a generic page builder plugin for WordPress. It’s not built specifically for a certain WordPress theme. Also, it is released as a freemium plugin. Meaning that you can use Brizy for free with an option to upgrade to the pro version to unlock more features.

Divi vs Brizy: Editing Experience

Live editing experience is the essence of a page builder whereby you can design a page on its visual editor. Both Divi Builder and Brizy offers what other page builders offer: the live editing experience. Be it Divi Builder or Brizy can be used to edit a page or post on your WordPress site.

We have no exact metrics to prove this, but the editor of Brizy is lighter than Divi Builder. Even Elementor. That being said, Brizy is a better suited option if you have a web hosting with limited resources like a shared web hosting. Divi (be it Divi theme or Divi Builder), demands high enough hosting specs. You can read this article to learn more about Divi system requirements. Elegant Themes offers Divi Hosting (a hosting optimized to run Divi) in case you are interested.

Divi Builder

In Divi Builder, design elements are classified into three types: section, row, and modules. Inside a row, you can add columns. You can click the plus button on the canvas area of the Divi Builder editor to add a new element. To customize an element, Divi offers a floating panel which appears when you click the gear icon on an element. From the settings panel, you can edit the content and style it up.

The biggest downside of Divi Builder editor is that you have to click the green checklist icon on the bottom-right corner of the settings panel to apply new changes. In other words, Divi Builder editor offers no automatic save feature. Also, there is no option to preview the page. You need to exit the editor first to preview your page.

Responsive Editing in Divi Builder

Divi Builder offers responsive editing to make sure your page has a decent look on every device type. You can simply click the device icons on the bottom side of the editor to switch between device mode. Divi Builder even allows you to optimize your page for a certain device. From iPad, iPhone, and Samsung Galaxy. You can also set a specific screen size.

In order to make your page really responsive, Divi Builder allows you to disable certain elements on a certain device type. If you are curious about how it feels to work with the Divi Builder editor, you can visit this page to try it.

Pros:

Cons:

  • No automatic save
  • No page preview

Brizy

The concept of the Brizy editor is a bit similar to Elementor whereby it has a centralized panel on the left side. You can use the panel to add a new element, organize the blocks, and set the page layout.

When it comes to element customization, Brizy is pretty similar to Gutenberg. It offers a floating bar which will appear when you click a certain element on the canvas area of the Brizy editor. The settings bar offers basic customizations. While to make advanced customizations (like adding animation effect, shape divider, and spacing) you need to open the settings panel.

Unlike Divi Builder, Brizy supports automatic save. Meaning that you don’t need to click a button to save new changes. The change will automatically be saved as you make the change. In addition, Brizy also allows you to preview your page without leaving the editor.

Responsive Editing in Brizy

To switch between device type modes in Brizy, you can simply click the device on the left panel. Unlike Divi Builder, Brizy only allows you to hide a certain element on desktop. There are no options to hide a certain element on tablet and smartphone.

Since Brizy is released as a freemium plugin, you can install it on your WordPress site to try the experience of editing a page using it.

Pros:

  • Automatic change
  • Page preview
  • Lightweight

Cons:

  • No option to hide elements on a certain device

Divi vs Brizy: Design Elements

The more elements offered by a page builder, the bigger the chance for you to unleash your creativity in designing a page as there are more elements you can add as well. In Divi Builder, an actual design element is called a module, while Brizy uses the term “element” to mention the actual design element.

Divi Builder

Divi Builder Regular Modules:

AccordionEmail OptinPricing Tables
AudioFilterable PortfolioSearch
Bar CounterGallerySidebar
BlogImageSlider
BlurbLoginSocial Media Follow
ButtonMapTabs
Call to ActionMenuTestimonial
Circle CounterNumber CounterText
CodePersonToggle
CommentsPost NavigationVideo
Contact FormPost SliderVideo Slider
Countdown TimerPost TitlePortfolio
Divider

Divi Builder WooCommerce Modules:

ShopWoo Meta
Woo Add To CartWoo Price
Woo Additional InfoWoo Rating
Woo BreadcrumbWoo Related Products
Woo Cart NoticeWoo Reviews
Woo DescriptionWoo Stock
Woo GalleryWoo Tabs
Woo ImagesWoo Title
Woo Upsell

Brizy

Brizy Regular Elements:

TextCountdownTable
ButtonTabsTimeline
IconProgressSwitcher
ImageAccordionLottie
AudioMenuSearch
VideoRowLogin
SpacerColumnFacebook
LineSidebarTwitter
MapShortcodeComments
EmbedCarouselPosts
FormGalleryBreadcrumbs
Icon BoxRatingPost Title
CounterPlaylistPost Excerpt
Post ContentPost NavigationPost Info

Brizy WooCommerce Elements:

TitleMeta
ExcerptRating
ContentAttributes
PriceUpsell
GalleryBreadcrumbs
Add To CartReview
StockProducts
SKUCategories

After taking a look at the tables above, you can conjure up what elements you can add to your page.

Please note that Divi Builder supports add-ons/extensions. This means, you can install an extension to add certain modules that are not offered by Divi Builder by default. Brizy, on the other hand, supports no extensions yet. In other words, the element options are limited to what’s offered by Brizy.

Divi vs Brizy: Theme Builder

Theme builder is a feature of a page builder that allows you to customize your theme parts by creating custom templates to replace the default templates of your theme. For instance, you can create a custom header template to replace the default header template of your theme. We have a separate article that covers WordPress theme vs theme builder in case you are interested.

Although Divi is technically a theme, its built-in page builder (Divi Builder) comes with a theme builder feature to give more freedom to customize your theme parts by creating custom templates. Brizy (the pro version) also comes with a theme builder although it doesn’t officially mention this feature a theme builder.

The theme builder feature of Divi Builder allows you to create custom templates for the following theme parts:

  • Header
  • Footer
  • Single post
  • Single page
  • Author archive pages
  • Category archive pages
  • Tag archive pages
  • Search results page
  • 404 page

The display condition supports allow you to assign a certain template for specific area(s). For instance, when creating a custom single post template, you can assign it to specific post(s), post under certain categories, post with certain tags, or post by certain authors.

Meanwhile, the theme builder feature of Brizy doesn’t allow you to create a custom header template and custom footer template, but you can still create a custom header and footer. Brizy offers two blocks dedicated to creating a custom header and footer, which also supports display condition. You can read this article to learn more about how to create a custom header in Brizy and this article for the custom footer. The custom templates you can create with Brizy theme builder are:

  • Single post
  • Single page
  • Author archive pages
  • Category archive pages
  • Tag archive pages
  • Search results page
  • 404 page
Divi BuilderBrizy
HeaderYesYes (via a dedicated block)
FooterYesYes (via a dedicated block)
Single PostYesYes
Single PageYesYes
Custom Post TypeYesYes
Category Archive PageYesYes
Tag Archive PageYesYes
Author Archive PageYesYes
404 PageYesYes
Search Results PageYesYes

WooCommerce Builder

Do you want to create an e-commerce website using WooCommerce? If so, you can also make use of theme builder to make every page of WooCommerce stands out by creating a custom template. The theme builder feature of Divi Builder and Brizy allows you to create custom templates for WooCommerce pages as you can see on the table below.

Divi BuilderBrizy
Shop PageYesYes
Single Product PageYesYes
Product Category PagesYesYes
Product Tag PagesYesYes
Cart PageYesNo
Checkout PageYesNo
Customer’s Account PageYesNo

Divi vs Brizy: Dynamic Content

As you have known and experienced yourself. You can use WordPress to create a dynamic website. There are some components offered by WordPress that allows you to create a dynamic website. Using a theme builder is the perfect way to learn those components. A page builder shows what components you can use to create a dynamic website. You can then assemble them in a custom template. For instance, a single post template generally consists of components like post title, post meta, post author, featured image, post content, post comment, post navigation, breadcrumbs, and so on.

You can take a look at the following table to learn what dynamic content types offered by Divi Builder and Brizy:

Divi BuilderBrizy
Featured ImageYesYes
Author Profile PictureYesYes
Site LogoYesYes
Site TitleYesYes
Site TaglineYesYes
Page TitleYesYes
Post TitleYesYes
Post MetaYesYes
Archive Page TitleYesYes
Archive Page DescriptionYesYes
Archive Post MetaYesYes
TaxonomyYesYes
LinkYesYes
Custom FieldYesYes

Divi vs Brizy: Animation Effects

Most page builders come with a default feature to allow you to add animation effects. From standard animation effect like hover effect to more advanced one like parallax background. Both Divi Builder and Brizy also come with a default feature to add animation effects. Divi Builder is one step ahead in this area as it offers more animation effects than Brizy.

Divi BuilderBrizy
Sticky EffectYesYes (Header block only)
Entrance AnimationYesYes
CSS TransformYesNo
Scroll EffectYesNo
Hover EffectYesYes
ParallaxYesYes

A little addition, Brizy has a native feature to add a Lottie animation in case you want to add one on your website. In Divi Builder, you can only add a Lottie animation via an extension.

Divi vs Brizy: Other Features

In addition to the main features we have covered above, both Divi and Brizy also offers some other features. Brizy is one steap of Divi in this area as it offers more additional features. For instance, it comes with a mega menu builder to allow you to create a mega menu on your WordPress site without installing an additional plugin. It also comes with a popup builder, allowing you to create popups without installing an additional plugin as well.

Another useful feature offered by Brizy that is not available in Divi is block condition. The feature allows you to show/hide a block based on user condition. For instance, you can hide a certain block on a logged in user. The feature is aimed at creating a membership website.

Here are some of the additional features offered by Divi and Brizy:

Divi BuilderBrizy
Popup BuilderNoYes
Mega Menu BuilderNoYes
MembershipNoYes
Custom CSSYesYes
Custom FontYesYes
Export/Import TemplateYesNo
Maintenance ModeNoYes

Divi vs Brizy: Pricing Options

As we mentioned in the beginning section, there is a fundamental difference between Divi and Brizy. Divi, which is developed by Elegant Themes, Inc. is released as a paid product while Brizy is released as a freemium product.

Be it Divi or Brizy (the pro version) can be bought with two payment options: subscription-based and one-time purchase. Elegant Themes offers two plans: Yearly Access and Lifetime Access. Whichever the plan you choose, you can use Divi on unlimited websites. The only difference is the payment model. In addition to Divi, the plans also allows you to access other products developed by Elegant Themes, including Bloom, Monarch, and Extra theme.

Brizy, on the other hand, offers three plans you can choose according to your needs. The cheapest plan (Personal) costs $49 per year. With the Personal plan, you can install Brizy Pro on three websites. The Studio Plan — which costs $99 per year — allows you to install Brizy Pro on unlimited websites. In addition to these two subscription-based plans, Brizy also offers a Lifetime plan which you can get with a one-time purchase option. The Lifetime plan offers an additional feature — white label — which will be useful to create website for clients.

The Verdict

You want the best tool to get your projects done. When it comes to creating websites with WordPress, Divi and Brizy are two of the tools you can choose. They are not the most popular ones, indeed. Elementor still the leader in the page builder segment, like it or not. But in terms of features, both Divi and Brizy are comparable to Elementor.

Divi and Brizy are especially great options for those hating subscription-based payment model. The two offer a plan which you can get with a one-time purchase option as we have just covered above. Regardless of the features, Divi has a more established ecosystem than Brizy as it existed first. There are third-party developers that develop Divi extensions to extend the functionality of Divi. Elegant Themes even offers an official marketplace where third-party developers can sell their creations.

On the other hand, Brizy offers a lighter editor which is also easier to use. Although doesn’t support extesnions, Brizy already provides advanced elements and features form builder, popup builder, mega menu builder, and lots of design elements. Also, Brizy offers a plan which include a white label feature that you might need as an agency who develops websites for clients. Finally, here we’ve included the table below to make it easier for you to compare the key features offered by Divi and Brizy.

DiviBrizy
Theme BuilderYesYes
WooCommerce BuilderYesYes
Popup BuilderNoYes
Mega Menu BuilderNoYes
Dynamic ContentYesYes
Custom FieldYesYes
Dynamic LinkYesYes
Animation EffectYesYes
Template LibraryYesYes
Export/Import TemplateYesNo
Add-ons SupportYesNo
Responsive EditingYesYes
Custom CSSYesYes
Custom FontYesYes
Role ManagerYesYes
Maintenance ModeNoYes
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