Astra vs Retainful
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Retainful v2.6.45 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 5, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Retainful · Retainful Premium plan ($) |
| 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 | Abandoned cart recovery and signup popups for WooCommerce; Next-order and referral coupons created automatically; Works with WPML, Polylang and WooCommerce Multi-Currency |
| 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 | Plugin is being deprecated in favour of a newer Retainful plugin; Needs a Retainful account and sends store and visitor data to it; Premium features need a paid Retainful plan |
| 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 | Abandoned cart tracking script, Next-order coupon generation, Referral coupons in the coupon list, Signup popup with coupon, Product view tracking, REST endpoints for store sync, WooCommerce Multi-Currency support, Polylang and WPML support, AfterPay quote capture, Upgrade to premium link in the admin, Admin notice about the plugin being replaced |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | AfterPay, PayPal (WooCommerce IPN) |
| — | Retainful API | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | Polylang, WPML, WooCommerce Multi-Currency |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.0.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | api.retainful.com, webhooks.retainful.net, js.retainful.com, feedback.retainful.com |