The strongest Templately alternative for most sites is One Click Demo Import, which imports full demo content from themes without tying you to Templately’s paid cloud account. For ready-made site kits, Starter Templates has the largest library, while Extendify adds an AI-assisted onboarding flow for building layouts. We ranked these from our index of 55,000+ WordPress plugins.

Why people switch from Templately

• Templately ties its cloud and many templates to a WPDeveloper account, so people move to One Click Demo Import for account-free theme demo imports.
• Sites wanting the largest ready-made template library move to Starter Templates.
• Kadence users move to Kadence Starter Templates for templates built for their theme.
• Block-editor sites wanting AI-assisted patterns move to Extendify.

One Click Demo Import – Overall replacement

One Click Demo Import is the standard free tool for importing a theme’s complete demo content, including pages, widgets, and settings, in a single step. Against Templately, it needs no cloud account and no subscription. Its drawback is that it does not provide its own template library; it only imports demos a theme author has configured, so it depends on using a compatible theme.

Choose One Click Demo Import if you want to import your theme’s official demo content.

Starter Templates – Full site kits

Starter Templates, the Starter Templates plugin from Brainstorm Force, offers a very large library of ready-made site designs for Elementor, the block editor, and more, with an AI builder. Against Templately, its library of complete starter sites is broader and easy to launch. Its drawback is that it is built around the Astra theme and steers you toward other Brainstorm Force products, with the best templates behind a paid plan.

Choose Starter Templates if you want the biggest starter-site library, especially with Astra.

Kadence Starter Templates – Kadence sites

Kadence Starter Templates provides well-designed, fast-loading templates from Kadence WP, tuned for the Kadence theme and Kadence Blocks. Against Templately, its templates are lean and performance-focused. Its drawback is that they are tightly tied to the Kadence theme and block library, so they fit best only when you build inside that ecosystem.

Choose Kadence Starter Templates if you build on the Kadence theme and blocks.

Template Kit Import – Envato template kits

Template Kit Import is Envato’s free importer for bringing Elementor Template Kits from Envato Elements and ThemeForest into your site. Against Templately, it plugs directly into the large Envato marketplace of professionally designed kits. Its drawback is that it is only an importer, so it needs kits you obtain separately, typically through a paid Envato subscription or purchase.

Choose Template Kit Import if you use Elementor template kits from Envato.

Extendify – Gutenberg patterns and AI

Extendify offers AI-assisted site creation and a library of block patterns for the WordPress block editor, and it comes bundled with many hosts. Against Templately, its AI onboarding can generate a starting layout quickly. Its drawback is that it is focused on Gutenberg patterns rather than Elementor, so Elementor-based sites get much less from it.

Choose Extendify if you build with the block editor and want AI-assisted layouts.

When to stay on Templately

Stay with Templately if you use its cloud workspace to save and share designs across sites, which is genuinely useful for agencies working in both Elementor and Gutenberg. Its library spans both builders, and if you are already invested in its saved templates, moving elsewhere means rebuilding that collection. Switch only if the account requirement or template fit is a real problem.

How we ranked these

Every plugin here is scored by the WPS Score, a single 0 to 10 rating built from 21 signals covering maintenance, support responsiveness, compatibility, performance, and ratings quality across our index of 55,000+ plugins. Rankings are derived from that data, not editorial preference, and no plugin author can pay to change a score. How the WPS Score works.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free alternative to Templately?

One Click Demo Import is the best free alternative for importing a theme’s full demo content without a cloud account. Starter Templates and Extendify also offer large free template libraries, with Starter Templates covering Elementor and the block editor and Extendify focused on Gutenberg patterns.

Do I need a specific theme to use these template plugins?

Sometimes. Starter Templates works best with the Astra theme and Kadence Starter Templates with the Kadence theme, while One Click Demo Import depends on demo content the theme author provides. Templately is more theme-agnostic and works across Elementor and Gutenberg regardless of theme.

Can I import Elementor templates without Templately?

Yes. Template Kit Import brings Envato Elementor kits into your site, and Starter Templates includes many Elementor designs. Elementor itself also lets you import individual template files, so Templately is not required for Elementor template imports.

The verdict

The best all-round Templately alternative is One Click Demo Import for account-free demo imports, while Starter Templates offers the largest starter library and Extendify suits block-editor sites wanting AI help. If Templately’s cross-builder cloud library already fits your workflow, staying on Templately is a fair choice.