Management dashboard comparison
Divi Dash comes with every Divi membership and handles bulk updates, one-click logins, and client records for unlimited sites. CMDPress adds backups, uptime, security scans, SEO, client reports, teams, and AI for sites on any host.
The short version
WordPress management dashboard
A web dashboard included with Divi memberships for bulk updates, themes, plugins, users, and client records across unlimited WordPress sites, including sites not built with Divi.
Cross-host WordPress management platform
CMDPress connects the WordPress sites you already run, on any host, and puts updates, backups, security, uptime, SEO, client reports, teams, and AI agents in one workspace.
Where they overlap
Divi Dash covers updates and access. CMDPress covers the rest of running a client site.
Side by side
From each vendor’s own pages. “Not listed” means we didn’t find it there, not that it can never be done.
| Decision area | CMDPress | Divi Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Cloud dashboard with a lightweight WordPress agent plugin on each site | Web dashboard in your Elegant Themes account |
| Host requirement | Any host: shared, VPS, managed WordPress, or servers with no control panel | Any WordPress host; HTTPS required |
| Installs WordPress | No. Connects the WordPress sites you already run | No. Connects existing sites |
| Many hosts in one place | Yes. Every connected site on every host in one workspace | Yes. Unlimited sites on any host, including multisite |
| Updates | Bulk and per-site core, plugin, and theme updates | Bulk, selective, and scheduled updates with a history log |
| Backups | Create, list, and restore backups per site with central oversight | Not listed |
| Security | Vulnerability scans, HMAC-signed site requests, two-factor sign-in, role-aware access | Token-based connection, 2FA on Dash, outdated PHP and WordPress checks |
| Uptime monitoring | Built-in uptime checks, response history, and alerts | Not listed (planned at its 2024 launch) |
| Client reports and white label | White-label reports, invoices, branding, and client support | Client records and notes; reports and white label not listed |
| Team access | Roles, invitations, and per-site access | Through Divi Teams; 4 seats in Divi Pro, extra seats $1.50/month |
| SEO and analytics | Technical SEO audits, GA4, Search Console, PageSpeed, AdSense, Cloudflare | Not listed |
| AI | Built-in and custom AI agents, plus a ChatGPT plugin with 66 functions | Not in Dash; Divi AI is a separate Pro service |
| One-click admin login | Magic Login into every connected site | Yes. One-click sign-in as any user |
| Pricing model | First site free forever, then $2.99 per extra site monthly. No feature add-ons | Included with Divi: $89/year or $249 lifetime |
Where it runs
Host requirement
Installs WordPress
Many hosts in one place
Updates
Backups
Security
Uptime monitoring
Client reports and white label
Team access
SEO and analytics
AI
One-click admin login
Pricing model
Hosting and total cost
Divi Dash works with WordPress on any host over HTTPS, and you can connect unlimited sites. Two-factor or bot protection on a site can block the login-based connection; the Divi Dash plugin is the alternative.
CMDPress runs on its own cloud and works with WordPress on any host, so one workspace covers sites spread across providers.
| Sites | CMDPress | Divi Dash |
|---|---|---|
| 1 site | $0 | $89 per year with Divi |
| 10 sites | $26.91 per month | $89 per year with Divi |
| 50 sites | $146.51 per month | $89 per year with Divi |
1 site
10 sites
50 sites
Divi Dash has no standalone price and covers unlimited sites. A $249 lifetime Divi membership also includes it. Extra Divi Teams seats cost $1.50 per seat per month, billed yearly.
Honest trade-offs
Where Divi Dash is the better choice
Where CMDPress is the better choice
Recommendation
You can, but they overlap on updates and logins. It mainly makes sense if you build with Divi and want its Divi-specific checks, while CMDPress handles backups, monitoring, SEO, and client reporting.
Questions
It’s included in every Divi membership, from $89 per year or $249 lifetime. There’s no standalone price.
Neither is listed on Elegant Themes’ pages. Uptime monitoring was listed as planned when Dash launched in 2024.
No. You need a Divi membership, but Divi Dash works with sites that don’t use the Divi theme.
One site is free forever. Each additional site is $2.99 per month, with every feature included and no add-ons.
Research notes
Public pages from Elegant Themes were checked on October 20, 2026. Prices and plans change, so confirm them with each vendor before you buy.
Decide with the product open
Open the demo workspace, then connect one WordPress site for free.