Astra vs Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Variation Swatches for WooCommerce v1.0.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | August 26, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Variation Swatches for WooCommerce |
| 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 | Colour, image and label swatches per attribute; Swatches on shop and product pages, with a settings page; No coding needed; built-in Astra and CartFlows compatibility |
| 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 | Only the swatch types listed in the code: label, colour and image; Other themes may need extra CSS; Adds script and style to front-end WooCommerce pages |
| 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 | Label, colour and image swatch types per attribute, Swatches on shop and archive pages, Swatches replace variation dropdowns on product pages, Tooltips on swatches, AJAX add to cart from shop pages, Swatches in the layered navigation filter, Settings page under WooCommerce |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | CartFlows Pro |
| Other | Google Fonts | Astra |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 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 | — |