I can understand the excitement, but I have to agree with Danny Brown. 999$ for 1.000 sites a year. If you manage 1.000 customer sites or only a fraction of that, 999$ is not a high price.

I pre-ordered Elementor Pro back in December 2016 for 99.50$ and paid 99.50$ since then and will pay 99.50$ in the future for the “old” Expert plan with 1.000 sites, because nothing changes for existing customers. I only manage 14 customer sites on my account. I never regretted my decision.

New customers can decide, if they want to pay the price or not. Nobody is forced to buy an Elementor license.

Of course, Sarah Gooding handled the topic. Good PR for Gutenberg is always appreciated.

First world problems…