<b>Bricks vs Elementor: the DOM-depth tax</b>

<b>Bricks vs Elementor: the DOM-depth tax</b>
The gap most reviews skip isn't features, it's wrapper nesting. Drop a single section in each, inspect the output.

Elementor (3.x) emits a section &gt; container &gt; column &gt; widget-wrap &gt; widget chain — 4-5 nested divs before your actual element. Bricks renders 1-2. On a 40-block page that compounds into hundreds of extra nodes, slower style recalculation, and messier CSS overrides.

Pros (Bricks):
— Flat markup, real CSS classes, near-zero wrapper bloat
Cons (Bricks):
— Steeper learning curve, smaller third-party addon pool
Pros (Elementor):
— Huge ecosystem, gentler ramp
Cons (Elementor):
— Div soup that haunts every custom CSS fix

Verdict: Bricks wins on output hygiene, Elementor on ecosystem depth.

Best for: choose Bricks if you write your own CSS, Elementor if you lean on addons.