Astra vs WooCommerce Twilio SMS Notifications
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Twilio SMS Notifications v1.18.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | WooCommerce Twilio SMS Notifications ($) |
| 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 | Admin and customer SMS order notifications; Manual SMS to customers from the order screen |
| 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 the store's own Twilio account and costs; Link shortening relies on Google URL services |
| 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 | SMS notifications to store admins, Automated SMS to customers, Manual SMS to a customer, Shorten links inside SMS messages |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Twilio, Google URL Shortener |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.4.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | www.googleapis.com, firebasedynamiclinks.googleapis.com, api.twilio.com |