Astra vs BigCommerce for WordPress
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | BigCommerce for WordPress v5.1.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 300+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | December 12, 2024 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | BigCommerce for WordPress |
| Pros | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support | WordPress front end with BigCommerce catalogue and checkout; Gutenberg blocks for cart, checkout and gift certificates |
| Cons | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first | Needs a separate BigCommerce store account; Tied to BigCommerce; not a standalone WooCommerce store |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices | BigCommerce checkout block, BigCommerce cart block, Gift certificate blocks, OAuth connection to a BigCommerce store, Storefront API tokens over GraphQL, Scheduled route update from BigCommerce, Matomo analytics compatibility |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Matomo |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | BigCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | api.bigcommerce.com, login.bigcommerce.com |