Astra vs Site Reviews
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Site Reviews v8.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Site Reviews · Site Reviews add-ons ($) |
| 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 | Reviews assignable to posts, pages, users and products; Shortcodes, blocks and page builder elements; Spam filters including captcha and blacklist options |
| 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 | Premium add-ons are licensed separately from Nifty Plugins; Captcha and Akismet options call outside services; Many settings and shortcode options to learn |
| 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 | Review, reviews, form and summary shortcodes, Gutenberg blocks for reviews and forms, Blacklist for words, IPs and emails, CSV import of third-party reviews, JSON-LD rating schema, Discord and Slack notifications for new reviews, Captcha options on the review form, Reviewer location lookup, Add-on licence and updates from Nifty Plugins ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce, SureCart |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | Divi, Elementor, Yoast SEO, WPForms |
| Other | Google Fonts | Akismet, Slack, Discord, Cloudflare Turnstile, Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Gravatar, ip-api.com |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 8.1.2 |
| 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 | niftyplugins.com, api.site-reviews.com, ip-api.com, api.wordpress.org, secure.gravatar.com, api.friendlycaptcha.com, global.frcapi.com, www.google.com, api.prosopo.io, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | — | 6 |
| Shortcodes | — | 5 |