Astra vs WooCommerce Blocks
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Blocks v11.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | WooCommerce Blocks |
| 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 | Product, filter, cart and checkout blocks for the block editor; Free and open source, maintained by Automattic and WooCommerce; Lets you try new blocks before they reach WooCommerce core |
| 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 | Feature plugin, so blocks can change or be removed; Some AI and connection features need a WordPress.com connection; Overlaps with the blocks bundled in WooCommerce core |
| 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 | Product add-to-cart and product detail blocks, Reviews by category block, Collection filter blocks, Cart and checkout blocks, AI text completion through a WordPress.com connection, Product events for Google Tag Manager |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal Standard |
| Analytics | — | Google Tag Manager |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | WordPress.com AI text completion |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | public-api.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |