Honest comparison of the top WooCommerce product badge plugins — BeRocket, WPC Badge, YITH, AsanaPlugins, and BadgePro. Features, pricing, block theme support, and which one to pick.
March 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Product badges help customers spot sales, new arrivals, and low-stock items at a glance. But which WooCommerce badge plugin is actually worth installing?
I tested the five most popular options across real stores, block themes, and classic themes. Here’s what I found.
The market leader with the biggest community.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Rating | 4.8/5 (252 reviews) |
| Price | Free / $34 per year (Pro) |
| Last updated | December 2025 |
BeRocket has been around since 2016 and it shows — the plugin is mature, well-documented, and covers almost every badge scenario. The free version includes 5 CSS templates, discount percentage badges, and conditions based on category, sale status, stock level, and price.
Pro adds 30+ CSS templates, 12 advanced templates, 14 image templates, discount timers, gradient effects, rotation, and tooltip badges. For $34/year, that’s a lot of functionality.
The admin UI is straightforward. Creating a badge takes about 2 minutes: pick a template, set conditions, choose position, save.
The last update was three months ago. Support resolution rate has dropped — only 2 of 4 recent issues were resolved. And it’s a yearly subscription, so you’re paying $34 every year for the same features.
The bigger issue: block theme support is limited. Users migrating to block-based themes like Kadence or Twenty Twenty-Five have reported labels not appearing. BeRocket relies primarily on classic WooCommerce hooks, which don’t fire in block-rendered product grids.
Store owners on classic themes who want a proven, feature-rich solution and don’t mind a yearly subscription.
Best value — lifetime license at $29.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Rating | 4.5/5 (8 reviews) |
| Price | Free / $29 lifetime (Pro) |
| Last updated | February 2026 |
WPC offers one of the most generous free versions: 22+ badge styles, scheduling by date/time, icon libraries (FontAwesome, Feather, Ionicons), user role visibility, shortcodes, and import/export — all free.
Pro adds product-level badge management, AND/OR conditional logic, and badge grouping with priority. At $29 one-time, it’s the cheapest Pro option on this list.
The plugin is part of the larger WPC ecosystem (Quick View, Countdown Timer, etc.), so if you already use WPC plugins, the integration is seamless.
Small user base — only 2,000 installs and 8 reviews. Two of those reviews are 3-star complaints about locked features. Support resolved 0 of 1 issues in the last two months.
Block theme compatibility isn’t explicitly documented. The plugin works with most themes, but there’s no mention of render_block or WooCommerce Blocks support.
Budget-conscious store owners who want a lifetime license and don’t need enterprise-level support.
Big brand, but the reviews tell a story.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Rating | 2.9/5 (93 reviews) |
| Price | Free / ~$79 per year (Pro) |
| Last updated | February 2026 |
YITH is a household name in the WooCommerce ecosystem. The plugin is actively maintained, supports 8 languages, and integrates with other YITH products. If you’re already invested in the YITH ecosystem, it might make sense to stay within it.
The 2.9-star rating speaks for itself — 41 out of 93 reviews are one-star. Common complaints include bloated code, slow performance, and poor support. In the last two months, YITH resolved 0 of 2 support threads.
Multiple users report badges not appearing in block themes. In one support thread, 11 users confirmed the same issue with no official fix.
The Pro version costs around $79/year — the most expensive option on this list by a significant margin.
Existing YITH customers who need badge management integrated with their YITH stack. For everyone else, there are better options at lower prices.
More than badges — it’s an all-in-one sales toolkit.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Rating | 4.8/5 (28 reviews) |
| Price | Free / Subscription (Pro) |
| Last updated | February 2026 |
AsanaPlugins takes a different approach — it bundles badges with countdown timers, Quick View, notification bars, and sales popups. The free version includes 15 CSS label templates, badge scheduling, countdown timers, shadow effects, and Elementor support.
Pro adds 200+ seasonal image badges (Black Friday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, etc.), advanced countdown timers, notification bars, and gradient colors.
The plugin is actively maintained (updated weekly) and growing fast — 5,000 installs since launching in December 2023.
It’s heavy. If you just want product badges, you’re loading code for countdown timers, notification bars, Quick View, and sales popups you might never use.
Subscription-based pricing means ongoing costs. The exact price varies with frequent “up to 75% off” promotions, which makes the real price hard to pin down.
Store owners who want an all-in-one sales toolkit and don’t mind the extra features. Not ideal if you want something lightweight and focused.
Built for block themes with a custom badge designer.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Active installs | New |
| Rating | New |
| Price | Free version on WP.org (pending) / $29 one-time (Pro) |
| Last updated | March 2026 |
Full disclosure: this is our plugin.
BadgePro was built from scratch for modern WooCommerce. It uses the render_block filter to inject badges into block-rendered product grids — meaning it works with Twenty Twenty-Three, Twenty Twenty-Four, Twenty Twenty-Five, and any future block theme without configuration.
Pro features include 6 templates, 7 rule types, a Custom Style designer (pick your own colors, gradients, shapes, border radius, font size), dynamic text placeholders ({discount%}, {sale_price}, {stock_qty}), badge scheduling with start/end dates, CSS animations (pulse, bounce, fade-in), and 5 badge positions.
The free version (pending WP.org approval) includes 2 templates, 2 rule types, unlimited badges, and full block theme support.
At $29 one-time — no subscription, no renewal fees.
It’s new. No reviews yet, no install count, no track record. If you need a plugin with years of community validation, BeRocket is the safer choice.
The template library is smaller than BeRocket’s 30+ templates. And there’s no image badge support yet — all badges are CSS-based.
Store owners on block themes who want a lightweight, modern plugin with a one-time price. Also good if you want full control over badge design (Custom Style designer).
| Feature | BeRocket | WPC Badge | YITH | AsanaPlugins | BadgePro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block theme support | Partial | Unknown | No | Unknown | Yes |
| Free templates | 5 | 22+ | Limited | 15 | 2 |
| Pro templates | 56+ | 22+ | N/A | 200+ | 6 |
| Custom badge designer | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Dynamic text ({discount%}) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Badge scheduling | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CSS animations | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Countdown timer | Pro only | Via addon | No | Yes (free) | No |
| Image badges | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (200+) | No |
| WP.org rating | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 4.8 | New |
| Pro price | $34/year | $29 once | ~$79/year | Subscription | $29 once |
If you’re on a classic theme and want the safest choice: BeRocket. It has the biggest community, most templates, and a proven track record. The $34/year subscription is reasonable.
If you want the best value: WPC Badge or BadgePro — both are $29 one-time with no recurring fees.
If you’re on a block theme (Twenty Twenty-Five, etc.): BadgePro is the only option that explicitly supports block themes via render_block. Most others will require workarounds or may not work at all.
If you need more than badges: AsanaPlugins bundles countdown timers, Quick View, and notification bars alongside badges.
If you already use YITH plugins: YITH Badge Management integrates with your existing stack, but be aware of the low rating and premium pricing.
There’s no single “best” plugin — it depends on your theme, budget, and what features matter to you. The good news: all five have free versions, so you can test before committing to a Pro upgrade.
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