Astra vs Sensei LMS
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Sensei LMS v4.26.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 9,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Sensei LMS · Sensei Pro ($) |
| 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 | Courses, lessons and quizzes registered as their own content types; Learner progress and quiz results stored in plugin tables; Video embeds from YouTube and Vimeo |
| 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 | Selling courses and groups needs the separate Sensei Pro plugin; Paid courses rely on WooCommerce |
| 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 | Course post type, Lesson and quiz post types, Learner progress reports from plugin tables, Quiz submissions, answers and grades stored in tables, YouTube and Vimeo video embeds, Sensei widgets, Sell-course prompt that points to Sensei Pro, Groups feature upsell to Sensei Pro, Usage tracking that asks first |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailPoet | |
| Marketing | — | Mailchimp |
| Social | — | Vimeo |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | WPML, Divi |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.9 |
| 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 | player.vimeo.com, vimeo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, senseilms.us19.list-manage.com |
| Blocks | — | 44 |
| Custom tables | — | 4 |