In this post, we’ll compare three popular free WordPress themes<\/a>: Neve<\/a>, Astra<\/a>, and OceanWP<\/a>. We’ll cover their key features, extensions, demos templates, and potential costs to help you determine if one of them is right for you. Let’s get to it!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n There’s no wrong choice when it comes to picking your WordPress theme<\/a>. The decision is all about your personal preferences and the needs of your website. Below we’ve compared three popular choices on features, extensions, demos and templates, and the optional costs associated with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our attractive, professional, one-page theme has all the ingredients for a successful website baked into it. It’s jam-packed with handy features for both style and performance, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, you can extend this theme by purchasing the Neve Pro<\/a> add-on plugin. It includes several handy add-on modules such as custom layouts, a header booster with sticky and transparent menu options, a ‘Scroll to Top’ button, a deeper WooCommerce<\/a> integration, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neve’s starter site library provides users of both versions with 11 free site demos, including a variety of options and templates built specifically with Elementor in mind. If you’re not into custom coding and want to get your site up and running quickly, these handy tools will get the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The theme is free to download. Then, the Neve Pro add-on plugin starts at just $69.00, which lets you use it on unlimited sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With over 300,000 active installations, there’s no denying that Astra is a popular choice (read our full Astra theme review here<\/a>). This isn’t particularly surprising when you consider its many desirable qualities, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also extend Astra by purchasing the Astra Pro<\/a> plugin. This brings features such as advanced customization, white labeling, and additional starter sites to your WordPress installation. The extension will make this already flexible theme even easier to adjust to your needs and tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a huge selection of demos to choose from, you also won’t have to worry about custom coding or creating layouts (unless you want to, of course). Astra includes starter sites optimized for Elementor, Beaver Builder, the native WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg)<\/a>, and Brizy<\/a>. You’ll also find blog, e-commerce, business, and other site types among the pre-built options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Astra itself is free, but Astra Pro comes in at $69.00 per year. They also offer a Mini Agency Bundle and an Agency Bundle for $169 and $249 per year respectively. These latter bundles are required to unlock the premium starter sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This theme boasts close to 1.5 million downloads, and it’s clear to see why. OceanWP is a highly flexible multipurpose theme that can adapt to any type of site. It includes some pretty attractive features, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike the other themes in this post, you can add on to OceanWP with individual extensions. Some are free, others are available for individual purchase, and all are included in the theme’s Core Extensions Bundle<\/a>. Some highlights include white labeling, unique Elementor widgets<\/a>, Instagram feed integration, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As far as demos go, OceanWP won’t leave you wanting. There are one-page, e-commerce, and blog demos, with over 70 options to choose from. A handful are available for free, but others require the purchase of a Core Extensions Bundle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to pricing, OceanWP is what you make it. If you want to use the theme alone, you can build an awesome site without spending a penny. If you want to add just an extension or two, you can keep your site affordable while adding just the high-quality features you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Personal license starts at $26.00 per year for use on three sites and can run as high as $143 per year for use on unlimited sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the surface, these themes all seem pretty similar, but upon closer inspection, there are subtle differences that may make one more suitable than the others when it comes to your site. We’ve summarized our findings in the table below:<\/p>\n\n\nNeve vs Astra vs OceanWP compared<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How to decide which theme is right for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n