<b>Oxygen vs Bricks: same lineage, different bet</b>

<b>Oxygen vs Bricks: same lineage, different bet</b>
Bricks came from people who knew Oxygen's pain points. The contrast is instructive.

— Oxygen stores everything outside post_content, so uninstalling wipes layouts hard, brutal lock-in.
— Bricks also detaches from the classic editor but ships a cleaner data model and active update cadence.
— Oxygen pioneered lean markup; Bricks kept that and added a friendlier canvas.

<b>Pros (Oxygen):</b> extremely lean, full template control, lifetime license.
<b>Cons (Oxygen):</b> harsh exit cost, slower development pace lately.
<b>Pros (Bricks):</b> similar leanness, momentum, larger community.
<b>Cons (Bricks):</b> still a niche ecosystem vs Elementor.

<b>Best for:</b> Bricks over Oxygen for new builds; only stay on Oxygen if a working site already runs it.