diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormBuilder.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormBuilder.tsx
index b303f51bb..ceb703d1d 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormBuilder.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormBuilder.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { DragDropContext, Droppable } from '@eventespresso/adapters';
 import { Container } from '@eventespresso/ui-components';
 
-import { FormSection } from './FormSection';
+import { FormSections } from './FormSection';
 import { withFormState } from './context';
 import { useFormState, useHandleDnD } from './state';
 import { SECTIONS_DROPPABLE_ID } from './constants';
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ const FormBuilder: React.FC<FormBuilderProps> = ({ bodyClassName, containerClass
 
 						return (
 							<div {...droppableProps} className={className} ref={innerRef}>
-								{getSections().map((formSection, index) => (
-									<FormSection key={formSection.UUID} formSection={formSection} index={index} />
-								))}
+								<FormSections formSections={getSections()} />
 								{placeholder}
 							</div>
 						);
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElement.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElement.tsx
index 0ad00aa56..e316b1378 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElement.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElement.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { memo } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 import { Draggable } from '@eventespresso/adapters';
+import { getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
 
 import { FormElementInput } from './FormElementInput';
 import { FormElementToolbar } from './FormElementToolbar';
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ import { useFormState } from '../state';
 
 import type { FormElementProps } from '../types';
 
-export const FormElement: React.FC<FormElementProps> = ({ element, index }) => {
+export const FormElement = memo<FormElementProps>(({ element, index }) => {
 	const { isElementOpen } = useFormState();
 	const active = isElementOpen({ UUID: element.UUID });
 	const wrapperClass = classNames('ee-form-element__wrapper', active && 'ee-form-element__wrapper--active');
@@ -30,4 +32,4 @@ export const FormElement: React.FC<FormElementProps> = ({ element, index }) => {
 			}}
 		</Draggable>
 	);
-};
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['element'], ['index']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElementInput.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElementInput.tsx
index 9f1d5244a..d1d5959c5 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElementInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElementInput.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { memo, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { FormControl, FormHelperText } from '@eventespresso/adapters';
-import type { AnyObject } from '@eventespresso/utils';
+import { AnyObject, getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
 
 import { MappedElement } from './MappedElement';
 import type { FormElementProps } from '../types';
 import { useUpdateElement } from './useUpdateElement';
 
-export const FormElementInput: React.FC<FormElementProps> = ({ element }) => {
+export const FormElementInput = memo<FormElementProps>(({ element }) => {
 	const onChangeValue = useUpdateElement(element);
 
 	const props = useMemo(() => {
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ export const FormElementInput: React.FC<FormElementProps> = ({ element }) => {
 			{element.helpText && <FormHelperText>{element.helpText}</FormHelperText>}
 		</FormControl>
 	);
-};
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['element']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElementToolbar.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElementToolbar.tsx
index 74b792ce8..0bbbe0e16 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElementToolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/FormElementToolbar.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { memo, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { __ } from '@eventespresso/i18n';
 import { Copy, DragHandle, SettingsOutlined, Trash } from '@eventespresso/icons';
 import { IconButton, ButtonProps, ConfirmDelete } from '@eventespresso/ui-components';
+import { getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
 
 import { ELEMENT_BLOCKS_INDEXED } from '../constants';
 import { useFormState } from '../state';
 
 import type { FormElementToolbarProps } from '../types';
 
-export const FormElementToolbar: React.FC<FormElementToolbarProps> = ({ element, dragHandleProps }) => {
+export const FormElementToolbar = memo<FormElementToolbarProps>(({ element, dragHandleProps }) => {
 	const { copyElement, deleteElement, isElementOpen, toggleOpenElement } = useFormState();
 	const { UUID } = element;
 	const active = isElementOpen({ UUID });
@@ -72,4 +73,4 @@ export const FormElementToolbar: React.FC<FormElementToolbarProps> = ({ element,
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
-};
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['element']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/Tabs/FormElementTabs.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/Tabs/FormElementTabs.tsx
index 907473f12..f8b888f42 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/Tabs/FormElementTabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormElement/Tabs/FormElementTabs.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import { memo } from 'react';
+
 import { __ } from '@eventespresso/i18n';
 import { Check, CheckList, Palette, SettingsOutlined } from '@eventespresso/icons';
 import { Collapsible, Tabs, TabList, TabPanels, Tab, TabPanel } from '@eventespresso/ui-components';
+import { getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
 
 import type { FormElementProps } from '../../types';
 import { Settings } from './Settings';
@@ -8,7 +11,7 @@ import { Styles } from './Styles';
 import { Validation } from './Validation';
 import { useFormState } from '../../state';
 
-export const FormElementTabs: React.FC<FormElementProps> = ({ element }) => {
+export const FormElementTabs = memo<FormElementProps>(({ element }) => {
 	const { isElementOpen } = useFormState();
 	return (
 		<Collapsible show={isElementOpen({ UUID: element.UUID })}>
@@ -48,4 +51,4 @@ export const FormElementTabs: React.FC<FormElementProps> = ({ element }) => {
 			</Tabs>
 		</Collapsible>
 	);
-};
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['element']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSection.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSection.tsx
index 596cf9617..2cec4ef77 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSection.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { memo } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 import { Draggable } from '@eventespresso/adapters';
+import { getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
 
 import { AddFormElementPopover } from './AddFormElementPopover';
 import { FormSectionToolbar } from './FormSectionToolbar';
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ import { useFormState } from '../state';
 
 import type { FormSectionProps } from '../types';
 
-export const FormSection: React.FC<FormSectionProps> = ({ formSection, index }) => {
+export const FormSection = memo<FormSectionProps>(({ formSection, index }) => {
 	const { isElementOpen } = useFormState();
 
 	const { UUID } = formSection;
@@ -36,4 +38,4 @@ export const FormSection: React.FC<FormSectionProps> = ({ formSection, index })
 			}}
 		</Draggable>
 	);
-};
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['formSection'], ['index']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSectionElements.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSectionElements.tsx
index 83c7fa512..84ff9c793 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSectionElements.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSectionElements.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+import { memo } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 import { Droppable } from '@eventespresso/adapters';
+import { getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
 
 import { useFormState } from '../state';
 import type { FormSectionProps } from '../types';
 import { FormElement } from '../FormElement';
 
-export const FormSectionElements: React.FC<FormSectionProps> = ({ formSection }) => {
+export const FormSectionElements = memo<FormSectionProps>(({ formSection }) => {
 	const { getElements } = useFormState();
 
 	return (
@@ -25,4 +27,4 @@ export const FormSectionElements: React.FC<FormSectionProps> = ({ formSection })
 			}}
 		</Droppable>
 	);
-};
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['formSection']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSectionToolbar.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSectionToolbar.tsx
index 6c1fb4029..efe9017f6 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSectionToolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSectionToolbar.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useMemo, memo } from 'react';
 
 import { __ } from '@eventespresso/i18n';
 import { Copy, DragHandle, SettingsOutlined, Trash } from '@eventespresso/icons';
 import { IconButton, ButtonProps, ConfirmDelete } from '@eventespresso/ui-components';
+import { getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
 
 import { useFormState } from '../state';
 import { SaveSection } from './SaveSection';
 
 import type { FormSectionToolbarProps } from '../types';
 
-export const FormSectionToolbar: React.FC<FormSectionToolbarProps> = ({ formSection, dragHandleProps }) => {
+export const FormSectionToolbar = memo<FormSectionToolbarProps>(({ formSection, dragHandleProps }) => {
 	const { copySection, deleteSection, isElementOpen, toggleOpenElement } = useFormState();
 
 	const { UUID } = formSection;
@@ -72,4 +73,4 @@ export const FormSectionToolbar: React.FC<FormSectionToolbarProps> = ({ formSect
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
-};
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['formSection']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSections.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSections.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bb38d26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/FormSections.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { memo } from 'react';
+
+import { getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
+
+import { FormSection } from './FormSection';
+
+import type { FormSection as TFormSection } from '../types';
+
+export type FormSectionsProps = {
+	formSections: Array<TFormSection>;
+};
+
+export const FormSections: React.FC<FormSectionsProps> = memo(({ formSections }) => {
+	return (
+		<>
+			{formSections.map((formSection, index) => (
+				<FormSection key={formSection.UUID} formSection={formSection} index={index} />
+			))}
+		</>
+	);
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['formSections']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/Tabs/FormSectionTabs.tsx b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/Tabs/FormSectionTabs.tsx
index 17b9f1ada..eb9c42fc6 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/Tabs/FormSectionTabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/Tabs/FormSectionTabs.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
+import { memo } from 'react';
+
 import { __ } from '@eventespresso/i18n';
 import { CheckList, Palette, SettingsOutlined } from '@eventespresso/icons';
 import { Collapsible, Tabs, TabList, TabPanels, Tab, TabPanel } from '@eventespresso/ui-components';
+import { getPropsAreEqual } from '@eventespresso/utils';
 
 import { useFormState } from '../../state';
 import { Styles } from './Styles';
 import type { FormSectionProps } from '../../types';
 import { Settings } from './Settings';
 
-export const FormSectionTabs: React.FC<FormSectionProps> = ({ formSection }) => {
+export const FormSectionTabs = memo<FormSectionProps>(({ formSection }) => {
 	const { isElementOpen } = useFormState();
 	return (
 		<Collapsible show={isElementOpen({ UUID: formSection.UUID })}>
@@ -40,4 +43,4 @@ export const FormSectionTabs: React.FC<FormSectionProps> = ({ formSection }) =>
 			</Tabs>
 		</Collapsible>
 	);
-};
+}, getPropsAreEqual([['formSection']]));
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/index.ts b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/index.ts
index 528f3e76a..c99da194a 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/index.ts
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/FormSection/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export * from './FormSection';
+export * from './FormSections';
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/state/useFormStateManager.ts b/packages/form-builder/src/state/useFormStateManager.ts
index cae7c6c37..78e787645 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/state/useFormStateManager.ts
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/state/useFormStateManager.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const useFormStateManager: FormStateManagerHook = (props) => {
 	const getSections = useCallback<FSM['getSections']>(() => {
 		const sections = Object.values(state.sections).filter(isNotSharedOrDefault);
 		return sortByOrder(sections);
-	}, [state]);
+	}, [state.sections]);
 
 	const getElements = useCallback<FSM['getElements']>(
 		({ sectionId }) => {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const useFormStateManager: FormStateManagerHook = (props) => {
 			}
 			return sortByOrder(elements);
 		},
-		[state]
+		[state.elements]
 	);
 
 	const addSection = useCallback<FSM['addSection']>(({ section, afterUuid }) => {
diff --git a/packages/form-builder/src/state/useFormStateReducer.ts b/packages/form-builder/src/state/useFormStateReducer.ts
index a7fe2c767..d220a6a55 100644
--- a/packages/form-builder/src/state/useFormStateReducer.ts
+++ b/packages/form-builder/src/state/useFormStateReducer.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const initialState: FormState = {
 	deletedElements: [],
 	deletedSections: [],
 	isDirty: false,
+	openElement: '',
 };
 
 export const useFormStateReducer = (initializer: StateInitializer): FormStateReducer => {
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/memo/getPropsAreEqual.ts b/packages/utils/src/memo/getPropsAreEqual.ts
index a581b8a4c..987d5a04a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/memo/getPropsAreEqual.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/memo/getPropsAreEqual.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { path, Path } from 'ramda';
+
+import { isEqualJson } from '../misc';
 import type { AnyObject } from '../types';
 
-type PropsAreEqual<P extends AnyObject> = (
+export type PropsAreEqual<P extends AnyObject> = (
 	prevProps: Readonly<React.PropsWithChildren<P>>,
 	nextProps: Readonly<React.PropsWithChildren<P>>
 ) => boolean;
@@ -9,13 +11,17 @@ type PropsAreEqual<P extends AnyObject> = (
 /**
  * Generates the comparison function that can be used as second argument to React.memo()
  */
-const getPropsAreEqual = <P extends AnyObject>(...paths: Array<Path>): PropsAreEqual<P> => {
+export const getPropsAreEqual = <P extends AnyObject>(paths: Array<Path>, compareAsJson = true): PropsAreEqual<P> => {
 	const propsAreEqual: PropsAreEqual<P> = (prevProps, nextProps): boolean => {
 		for (const pathToValue of paths) {
 			const prevValue = path<any>(pathToValue, prevProps);
 			const nextValue = path<any>(pathToValue, nextProps);
 
-			if (prevValue !== nextValue) {
+			if (compareAsJson) {
+				if (!isEqualJson(prevValue, nextValue)) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			} else if (prevValue !== nextValue) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -24,5 +30,3 @@ const getPropsAreEqual = <P extends AnyObject>(...paths: Array<Path>): PropsAreE
 
 	return propsAreEqual;
 };
-
-export default getPropsAreEqual;
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/memo/index.ts b/packages/utils/src/memo/index.ts
index 9d241a497..89587165a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/memo/index.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/memo/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export { default as entityListCacheIdString } from './entityListCacheIdString';
-export { default as getPropsAreEqual } from './getPropsAreEqual';
+export * from './getPropsAreEqual';