Astra vs CTX Feed
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | CTX Feed v8.0.40 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | CTX Feed · CTXFeed Pro ($) |
| 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 | Channel templates for many shopping platforms; Five export formats: XML, CSV, TSV, JSON, TXT; Yoast SEO fields can be mapped into feeds |
| 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 | Subscriptions, bundles and multilingual need the Pro add-on; Free and Pro versions must be updated together; Several integrations are listed as Pro-only in the readme |
| 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 | Feed templates for shopping channels, XML, CSV, TSV, JSON and TXT output, Product attribute mapping per channel, Yoast SEO fields in feed mapping, Multilingual feeds with WPML and Polylang ($), Pro feature gates ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | WebAppick usage tracking (Appsero-based) |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | Yoast SEO, WPML ($), Polylang ($) |
| Other | Google Fonts | WordPress.org plugin API, WebAppick store API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| 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 | webappick.com, icanhazip.com, api.wordpress.org |