Astra vs Backend Payments for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Backend Payments for WooCommerce v2.8.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 800+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | August 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Backend Payments for WooCommerce · Backend Payments for WooCommerce Pro ($) |
| 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 | Card payments from the Edit Order screen; Works with Stripe, Authorize.net and eWAY; Partial and multiple payments per order |
| 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 | Looking for new maintainers according to the readme; Needs a separate account with each payment gateway; Pro upgrade panel is present but its URL is empty in this code |
| 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 | Payment box on the Edit Order screen, Process payments from the admin, Autofill the unpaid order balance, Stripe card payments, Authorize.net card payments, eWAY card payments, Pro edition detection and upgrade notice ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, Authorize.net, eWAY |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | api.authorize.net, apitest.authorize.net, api.sandbox.ewaypayments.com, api.ewaypayments.com, api.stripe.com |