Astra vs Inventory Management
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Inventory Management v2.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Inventory Management ($) |
| 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 | Syncs products, categories and orders to the forecasting service; Live sync on product updates and completed orders; Stock updates from the service are applied to WooCommerce |
| 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 paid Shelf Planner subscription and licence key; Store data is sent to the vendor's cloud service; Forecasting logic is not visible in this plugin |
| 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 | Sends product and order data to the forecasting service ($), Live sync when a product is updated or an order completes ($), Applies stock quantity updates sent by the service ($), Category list sync for the service ($), Setup flow that links the store with a licence key ($), REST endpoints the service calls on the store ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | WooCommerce Multilingual (WCML) ($) |
| Other | Google Fonts | Shelf Planner API ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 3.5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | api.shelfplanner.com, api-uat.shelfplanner.com, api-dev.shelfplanner.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |