Astra vs WP EasyCart
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP EasyCart v6.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 3,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | WP EasyCart · WP EasyCart Pro ($) · WP EasyCart Premium ($) |
| Pros | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support | Complete store: products, cart, checkout, orders and accounts; Stripe, Square and PayPal take payments in the free edition; Checkout protection against bots, on by default; Elementor widgets and shortcodes for product display |
| Cons | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first | Free plan takes a 2% fee on Stripe, Square and PayPal sales (per readme); One-page checkout, live shipping and more gateways are Pro only |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices | Product and cart shortcodes, Orders admin screen, Checkout protection against bots, Elementor widgets for products, Pro and Premium feature gate ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal, Square |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | Elementor |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps Geocoding |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.3 |
| 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 | ws.netcash.co.za, maps.googleapis.com, api.stripe.com, connect.wpeasycart.com, www.google.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 39 |