Astra vs Counterhand MCP for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Counterhand MCP for WooCommerce v1.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 20+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Counterhand MCP for WooCommerce |
| 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 | OAuth consent with scoped, revocable API tokens; Action log of assistant activity; Free and open source, self-hosted with no vendor service in between |
| 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 | Assistants can change orders and inventory, so scopes must be set carefully; Optional Playground needs a provider API key and sends chat to that provider |
| Mentioned in our posts | 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 | MCP endpoint for AI assistants, OAuth authorization with PKCE, Scoped, revocable API tokens, Action log of assistant activity, Products, orders, customers and reports tools, Built-in chat playground using your own AI provider key |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Anthropic API, OpenAI API, Google Gemini API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 8.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | api.anthropic.com, api.openai.com, generativelanguage.googleapis.com |