Astra vs PW WooCommerce Gift Cards Pro
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | PW WooCommerce Gift Cards Pro v3.95 · 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 ($) | PW WooCommerce Gift Cards Pro ($) |
| 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 | Gift card product type with balance tracking; Designable gift card email; Balance check shortcode and REST API |
| 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 | Paid product that needs a Pimwick licence key; Updates come through the vendor updater; Expressive checkout needs the matching gateway integration |
| 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 | Gift card product type ($), Designable gift card email ($), Gift card balance check shortcode ($), Balance check and debit over AJAX for the front end ($), Gift card section in the WooCommerce account menu ($), REST API for gift cards ($), Redemption restrictions per product ($), Licence activation and vendor updater ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | WooCommerce PayPal Payments ($), WooCommerce Payments ($), WooCommerce Stripe Gateway ($) |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | Event Solution (Eventin) ($) |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | pimwick.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |