Astra vs ShipStation for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | ShipStation for WooCommerce v5.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | ShipStation 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 | Orders exported to ShipStation for labels; Inventory data exposed through a REST endpoint |
| 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 | Needs a ShipStation account to be useful; Requires ShipStation connection setup on both sides |
| 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 | Export orders to ShipStation, Inventory REST endpoint, Authentication controller for the ShipStation connection, Keep the customer's chosen shipping rate |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal Payments |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| 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 | public-api.wordpress.com, jetpack.wordpress.com |