Astra vs MailPoet
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | MailPoet v5.43.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | MailPoet · MailPoet Premium ($) |
| 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 | Newsletter editor with responsive templates; Sign-up forms and new post notifications; WooCommerce integration for shop emails; Usage analytics is off by default |
| 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 | Sending goes through the MailPoet sending service; Captcha on forms loads Google or Cloudflare scripts when enabled; Some features need a paid MailPoet key |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | Sign-up forms, Automatic emails such as welcome and post notifications, WooCommerce email editor integration, Email open and click tracking, Subscriber tracking consent capture, Captcha on sign-up forms |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailPoet sending service | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | bridge.mailpoet.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 5 |