WordPress theme comparison
Astra vs Shepherd
At a glance
- Astra has more active installs: 1M+, against 20+ for Shepherd.
- On a typical day, Astra is downloaded about 16,175 times, Shepherd about 0.
- Shepherd is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 6,556 reviews.
- Astra was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Nov 19, 2015 for Shepherd.
- Shepherd has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Astra.
Line by line
Astra leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
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