# The buttons in Elfsight Store Locator call, email or link out. In Instaform, they can also open your own order and booking forms.

> Instaform vs Elfsight Store Locator

**URL:** https://www.instaform.co/compare/elfsight-store-locator

Elfsight Store Locator is a widget with a free plan, no API key to set up, and action buttons on each location, linking to services like WhatsApp, Booking.com and OpenTable. With Instaform, every location can offer several of your own forms, like Order and Book a table, right on the map.

## At a glance

- Elfsight Store Locator has a free plan with no card and no time limit, needs no API key, and its paid plans start at $5 a month, billed yearly.
- Of the ten store locators we compared, Instaform is the only one where each location can offer several of your own forms, like Order and Book a table, and each branch can use a different one.
- In Elfsight, action buttons link out to services you already use. On Instaform, each location gets buttons that open your own forms: Order, Book, Get a quote or Contact.
- Orders and bookings arrive in your Instaform inbox like any other response, and your inbox and email alert show which location each one came from.

## Feature comparison

| Feature | Instaform | Elfsight Store Locator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Search by address, near me, radius | ✅ | ✅ (Search by address, ZIP code or name, and nearest store detection from the visitor location. Radius: not published) |
| Opening hours and Open now | ✅ | ✅ (Hours with a live open or closed status. Its changelog adds an Open Now filter; its pricing page lists filters as Soon) |
| Filters | ✅ | ✅ (Its changelog of December 23, 2025 says category, tag and Open Now filters shipped; its pricing page still lists adjustable location filters as Soon) |
| Directions | ✅ | ✅ (A Directions button on each location) |
| Its own shareable page for the map | ✅ | ✅ (A Share Link opens the widget on its own page, without a website) |
| Several action buttons per location | ✅ | ✅ (Action buttons that link to services like WhatsApp, Booking.com, OpenTable and Uber Eats) |
| Buttons open your own built-in forms (order, book, quote, contact) | ✅ | ❌ (Its action buttons link out to other services; no built-in form is described) |
| A different form per location | ✅ | ❌ (No built-in form is described; each button links, calls or emails) |
| Responses saved with the location in a built-in inbox | ✅ | ❌ (No built-in form is described, so no responses are stored) |
| A page per location | A button can open any Instaform link page you choose; none is generated | Not published (Each location opens as a detailed card inside the widget) |
| Map provider | Your own Google or Mapbox account | No key needed; provider not published (In its words, the widget does not require you to provide any API keys) |
| Remove the vendor's branding | From Starter | Paid plans (The Free plan shows Elfsight branding; paid plans are 100% ad free) |
| Price of the first paid plan | $19/mo (Starter) | $5/mo billed yearly (Basic) (Only a struck-through $6/mo comparison price is shown; no monthly-billing plan is listed) |
| Locations on the first paid plan | 100 | Unlimited or 1,000 (Its product page says unlimited locations; its help center gives a 1,000-location limit) |

## Pricing tiers

### Free

- Instaform: **$0/mo** — Free plan; Maps not included
- Elfsight Store Locator: **$0/mo** — 200 views a month; 1 widget; Elfsight branding; No card and no time limit

### Basic

- Instaform: **$19/mo** — Starter plan; 100 locations; No Instaform logo on your map
- Elfsight Store Locator: **$5/mo billed yearly** — 5,000 views a month; 3 widgets; 100% ad free

### Pro

- Instaform: **$29/mo** — Pro plan; 1,000 locations; No Instaform logo on your map; Your team edits the same locations
- Elfsight Store Locator: **$10/mo billed yearly** — 50,000 views a month; 9 widgets; 1 collaborator; Priority support

### Premium

- Instaform: **$29/mo** — Pro plan; 1,000 locations; No Instaform logo on your map; Your team edits the same locations
- Elfsight Store Locator: **$20/mo billed yearly** — 150,000 views a month; 21 widgets; 3 collaborators; Priority support and live chat

### Enterprise T1

- Instaform: **$29/mo** — Pro plan; 1,000 locations; No Instaform logo on your map; Your team edits the same locations
- Elfsight Store Locator: **$30/mo billed yearly** — 300,000 views a month; 50 widgets; 3 collaborators; An account manager

### Enterprise T2

- Instaform: **$29/mo** — Pro plan; 1,000 locations; No Instaform logo on your map; Your team edits the same locations
- Elfsight Store Locator: **$40/mo billed yearly** — 600,000 views a month; 100 widgets; 3 collaborators; An account manager

### Enterprise T3

- Instaform: **$29/mo** — Pro plan; 1,000 locations; No Instaform logo on your map; Your team edits the same locations
- Elfsight Store Locator: **$60/mo billed yearly** — 1,200,000 views a month; 200 widgets; 3 collaborators; An account manager

### Enterprise T4

- Instaform: **$29/mo** — Pro plan; 1,000 locations; No Instaform logo on your map; Your team edits the same locations
- Elfsight Store Locator: **$80/mo billed yearly** — Unlimited views; 400 widgets; 3 collaborators; An account manager

> Prices in US dollars as published on November 9, 2026. Elfsight bills its paid plans yearly and shows the price per month; a struck-through higher price and a "You save $X a year" note are shown, but no monthly-billing plan is listed. Each plan has a monthly view limit, where a view is each time the widget loads, and past that limit the widget is temporarily switched off.

## Verdict

**Elfsight for a free plan and buttons that link or call. Instaform for your own forms on every location.**

Elfsight Store Locator is a widget you add to sites built with Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, WordPress, Shopify and other builders: a free plan, no API key to set up, paid plans from $5 a month billed yearly, hours with a live open status, and action buttons on each location for WhatsApp, Booking.com, OpenTable, Uber Eats and more. If you want visitors to reach a location by phone, email or a service you already use, it covers that well. Its buttons link out to those services. If you want visitors to order or book through your own forms, Instaform lets every location offer several of them, like Order and Book a table, and lets one branch point to a different form, for example its own menu. Orders and bookings arrive in your inbox with the location they came from.

### When to choose Instaform

- Each location should offer your own forms, like Order, Book a table or Get a quote
- Some branches need a different form, for example their own menu
- You want orders and bookings in one inbox that shows which location each one came from
- You want enquiries from a contact form to add the customer to your customer list

### When to choose Elfsight Store Locator

- You want to start on a free plan, with no card and no time limit
- You would rather not set up a map key: Elfsight says its widget needs none
- Your buttons should link to services you already use, like WhatsApp, Booking.com, OpenTable or Uber Eats
- You want a low yearly price: paid plans from $5 a month, billed yearly
- You want store details filled in from Google Maps, or imported and exported as CSV

## FAQ

### Can I move my locations from Elfsight Store Locator?

Yes. Copy the rows from a spreadsheet of your locations and paste them into Instaform as a list. Each row becomes a location.

### Do I need my own map key?

For the map, yes. It runs on your own Google or Mapbox account, so you keep control of the cost. Your locations work as a list right away, and you connect Google or Mapbox when you are ready for the map. Elfsight says its widget does not require you to provide any API keys; it does not publish which map provider it uses.

### Can a visitor order or book at one specific location?

On Instaform, yes. Every location gets its own buttons, like Order, Book, Get a quote or Contact, and each one opens one of your forms. Orders and bookings arrive like any other response to that form, and your inbox and email alert show which location it came from. On Elfsight, the action buttons link out to services you already use.

### Does Instaform make a page for each location?

No page is generated per location. A location button can open any Instaform link page you choose. Elfsight does not describe a page per location either: each location opens as a detailed card inside the widget, and a Share Link opens the whole map on its own page.

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Last reviewed: 2026-11-09