Astra vs YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search Premium
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search Premium v2.18.1 · 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 ($) | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search · YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search Premium ($) |
| 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 | Boost rules to promote chosen products in results; Overlay search layouts with popular searches; Related categories and related posts blocks; Premium product index and 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 | Requires a paid YITH licence and WooCommerce; Contacts YITH licence servers for activation and updates |
| 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 | Boost rules for chosen products in results ($), Overlay search layout ($), Popular searches block ($), Premium search history ($), Premium product search index ($), Premium REST endpoint for search ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | WPML ($) |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | support.yithemes.com, o37n31x524.execute-api.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com, yithemes.com, licence.yithemes.com, casper.yithemes.com |
| Blocks | — | 20 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |