Visual Composer Website Builder and WPBakery Page Builder are both independent products. Saying that they can’t be simply replaced one by another. The ultimate Visual Composer Website Builder vs. WPBakery Page Builder page and video is below.
WPBakery Page Builder is only for the content part, while with Visual Composer Website Builder you can create a complete website (including Headers and Footers.)
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How to identify which plugin works best for you
| Features | WPBakery Page Builder | Visual Composer Website Builder |
| Free version |  |  |
| Drag and Drop editor | | |
| Frontend editor | | |
| Tree view mode | | |
| Backend editor | | |
| Mobile editing | | |
| Inline text editor | | |
| Instant save | | |
| Header editor | | |
| Footer editor | | |
| Sidebar editor | | |
| Popup builder | | |
| Page layouts | | |
| Global header and footer | | |
| Dynamic content | | |
| Maintenance mode | | |
| Archive page editor (archive, category, tags, authors, search) | | |
| Works with any WordPress theme | | |
| Custom Post Type support | | |
| Multisite support | | |
| Multilanguage ready | | |
| RTL compatible | | |
| Template management | | |
| Blocks templates | | |
| Element presets | | |
| Element lock | | |
| Templatera/Global Templates (Reusable templates) | | |
| Template Export/Import | | |
| Design Options | | |
| Copy/Paste | | |
| Element clone | | |
| Element custom name | | |
| Grid Builder | | |
| Hide element | | |
| Keyboard shortcuts | | |
| Recent colors | | |
| Undo/Redo | | |
| Blank Page Wizard | | |
| Custom CSS | | |
| Custom JavaScript | | |
| Element replace | | |
| Role manager | | |
| Icon libraries | | |
| Google fonts | | |
| Instagram-like filters | | |
| Parallax effects | | |
| Gradient background | | |
| Slideshow background | | |
| Carousel background | | |
| Zoom In/Out background | | |
| Video background | | |
| Element animations | | |
| Background image position | | |
| Shape divider | | |
| Box Shadow | | |
| Instant column resize | | |
| Column stacking | | |
| Reverse column stacking | | |
| Row full width/height | | |
| Responsive preview mode | | |
| Automatic responsiveness | | |
| Custom row responsiveness | | |
| Yoast SEO support | | |
| Shortcode support | | |
| WordPress widget support | | |
| Gutenberg element | | |
| Block for Gutenberg | | |
| Custom widget support | | |
| Unsplash Stock Images | | |
| API | | |
| Staging activation | | |
| 3rd party Add-ons | | |
| WooCommerce Support | | |
| Cloud library | | |
| Menu elements | | |
| Online customer support | | |
| Theme integration | | |
| Developers License | | |
* If you have a Visual Composer older version installed, please upgrade your plugin to the current version. If the version on your plugin list shows older than 4.8 or show an icon different from the logos indicated on the video, you are using the former Visual Composer version and must update it to the new WPBakery stable version.
If you still have questions about the difference between Visual Composer Website Builder and WPBakery Page Builder, contact us.