Astra vs Writee
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Writee v2.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | February 18, 2022 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Writee · Writee Pro ($) |
| 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 | Free blog theme with a full-width or boxed slider; Three custom widgets: about me, social icons and recent posts; Social profile links and custom CSS and JS settings in the Customizer |
| 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 | Advanced options are offered only as a Writee Pro upgrade; Travel template loads Google Maps with an API key hardcoded in the theme |
| 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 | Full-width or boxed content slider, About me widget, Social icons widget, Recent posts widget, Social profile links in Customizer, Custom CSS and JS output, Translation ready with bundled language files, Writee Pro upgrade ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Maps |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.9 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | maps.googleapis.com |