When you’re starting or running a business, your website design plays a big role in how people see you. It’s often the first thing a potential customer checks out before they buy from you, book a service, or send you a message. That’s why the WordPress theme you choose really matters.
A good business theme can help your website load faster, rank better in search engines, and look professional on desktop and mobile devices. It can also make your life easier when it comes to customization, updates, and support.
Conversely, a bad theme can slow down your site, break things after updates, or just make you look outdated.
I’ve been building WordPress websites for the past 10 years, so in this post, I’ll show you 5 of the best business themes for WordPress — free and premium. These themes are fast, easy to work with, mobile-friendly, and made with business owners like you in mind.
1. Astra
Astra has earned its place as one of the most popular WordPress business themes globally (more than 1.8 million sites). Its core philosophy revolves around speed and flexibility.
Built with performance as a top priority, Astra boasts incredibly lightweight code (under 50kb), often resulting in websites that load exceptionally fast right out of the box. This focus on speed is a huge advantage for both user experience and SEO, as search engines favor faster sites.
But Astra isn’t just about speed; it’s also incredibly versatile, which is one reason it is the go-to theme for most of the sites I worked on, whether blogs, SaaS, eCommerce, sales pages, News pages, affiliate sites, or any business website.
Astra works exceptionally well with any website and integrates seamlessly with leading page builders like Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy, and, importantly, the native WordPress block editor. This compatibility means you have immense freedom in designing your site’s layout and appearance with your favorite tool.
Astra’s vast library of pre-built free and premium “starter templates” is another reason I see it as a top WordPress theme for business websites.
There are several business website templates that you import with a few clicks and customize to match your brand perfectly. This dramatically speeds up the website development process, making it a fantastic choice for small business owners who want a professional site without starting from scratch and for agencies building client sites.
Astra integrates seamlessly with the Spectra page builder, which unlock the design library of premade pages, patterns, and kits. You can add these premade designs to a WordPress post, page, or section to build a beautiful layout and complete pages.
There are premade designs for most website needs, such as a contact us page, About us page, testimony page, beautiful pricing table, responsive FAQ section, Statistics page, team card, etc.
The Site Builder Module in Astra lets you create custom layouts that you can add to WordPress posts/pages, post-type, and even specific template parts. You can create custom 404 not found pages, custom footer and header, dynamic content, time-sensitive layouts with conditional display rules, and so on.
Site Builder module also lets you add custom scripts to the header, footer, body, and just about any HTML tag of your business site.
The built-in SEO tools, such as loading Google Font locally, preloading fonts, and file regeneration, further improve your website performance, especially Core Web Vitals metrics like Largest Contentful Paint and Cumulative Layout Shift.
Astra Theme Standout Features
- Performance-focused with lightweight code.
- Massive library of starter templates.
- Seamless page builder integration (Elementor, Beaver Builder, Gutenberg, Spectra, etc.).
- Extensive customization options via the WordPress Customizer, Header/Footer builder.
- Excellent WooCommerce and e-learning platforms integration.
- Built-in website performance tools.
- Build custom layouts with the Site Builder module.
Astra Theme Pros and Cons
- Pros: It’s incredibly fast and lightweight, making websites load quickly. It is highly customizable to fit your brand. It offers a huge library of ready-made starter templates that save a lot of design time. It works smoothly with all major page builders and the WordPress block editor. It comes with reliable support and good documentation.
- Cons: You’ll need the add-on plugin to unlock the most advanced styling and custom layout features. Setting up complex designs might require more effort if you prefer not to use a page builder.
I’ve been using Astra Pro for quite a few years. If you have the Pro add-on plugin, there’s no visual design concept you can not build with the theme. However, if you want more design control and a powerful tool to create a unique website design, the Essential or Business toolkit is more ideal than the Pro license.
2. Kadence Theme
The only reason I picked Astra over KadenceWP as the #1 theme for a business website is customization. In terms of raw performance out of the box, KadenceWP is ahead of its competitors. It’s extremely fast and lightweight and helps fix core web vitals metrics more than any other business theme I’ve ever used.
While it works smoothly with popular page builders, Kadence truly shines when paired with its companion plugin, Kadence Blocks, which significantly extends the power of the native editor. KadenceBlock offers extensive blocks of design elements, such as info tab, advanced header, row layouts, Lottie animations, video popup, form, countdown, count up, etc.
The KadenceBlock offer extensive control over each design element. You can control spacing, margins, color, icons, layout, effects, background elements, typography, etc.
Kadence theme’s standout feature is arguably the incredibly intuitive drag-and-drop Header and Footer Builder, which is included even in the free theme version. This tool gives you granular control over your site’s header and footer elements (logo placement, navigation menus, post meta, buttons, social icons) without needing code or a separate plugin.
The design library is another reason Kadence theme stands out as one of the best WordPress themes for small business owners. You can import premade single pages and patterns into WordPress posts or pages and customize them to suit your website’s needs. (You need KadenceBlock to access the design library)
Let’s say you want to create a service page for your business. You don’t need to start from scratch or endlessly think about the design and layout of elements. You can import a predesigned service page from the design library and swap the content and images for your own.
You have ready-to-import pages such as portfolio, about us, contact, gallery, team, and home page. These pages are fully customizable to match your business identity and branding. The design library pattern includes tables, image and text card, feature product, header, hero image, logo farm, timeline, comparison table, etc.
Kadence offers global color palettes and typography controls, allowing you to define your brand’s visual identity once and apply it consistently across your entire website. Changing a brand color later updates it everywhere instantly – a massive time-saver.
Kadence is an excellent choice if you appreciate fine-tuned control over design elements, particularly for users who embrace the WordPress block editor.
It’s great for small businesses, freelancers, agencies, and bloggers who want professional design capabilities without necessarily relying on a third-party page builder, though it supports them well too. Its focus on integrating deeply with WordPress core features makes it feel modern and future-proof.
Kadence Theme Standout Features
- Powerful free Header/Footer builder.
- Global color and typography settings.
- Excellent performance.
- Deep integration with the WordPress block editor (especially with Kadence Blocks).
- Starter templates available.
- Strong WooCommerce features.
Kadence Theme Pros and Cons
- Pros: The free Kadence theme is packed with features, including an excellent drag-and-drop header and footer builder. Global settings for color, typography, layout, container, spacing, etc, make branding easy and consistent. It delivers great website performance and integrates deeply and effectively with the Gutenberg WordPress block editor.
- Cons: Its library of starter templates is smaller than some competitors, though it is expanding. Accessing specific advanced capabilities requires purchasing the Pro package
3. Divi
Divi, from Elegant Themes, is more than just a theme; it’s a complete website-building framework centred around its powerful visual, drag-and-drop page builder, the Divi Builder.
When you install Divi, you get both the theme and the integrated builder working as one unit (though the Divi Builder plugin can also be used with other themes).
Its main appeal lies in its highly intuitive, front-end editing experience. You can click directly on elements on your webpage – text, images, buttons, modules – and edit them in real-time, seeing the changes happen instantly.
This WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) approach makes it incredibly accessible, particularly for beginners or businesses who prefer a visual design process without touching code.
Divi has a vast library of pre-made layouts (over 2000+) covering virtually any industry or website type imaginable. You can load a layout, swap out the content and images, and quickly build a professional-looking business site in minutes.
It also includes hundreds of design modules (like sliders, forms, galleries, testimonials, service pages, Google Maps, etc.) and offers extensive design control over every element, including effects, shape dividers, and responsive previews.
Elegant Themes offers a unique pricing model: access to Divi, the Extra theme, and their Bloom (email opt-in), Divi AI, Divi Team, Divi Marketplace, Divi Cloud, and Monarch (social sharing) plugins for an annual fee or a one-time lifetime payment.
This is excellent value if you build multiple corporate websites.
Divi is best suited for users who want an all-in-one solution, designers who love visual building, agencies building client sites (thanks to the value proposition), and beginners who find the visual interface less intimidating than traditional WordPress theme options.
Divi Standout Features:
- Integrated visual, drag-and-drop front-end builder (Divi Builder).
- Massive library of pre-made layouts and website packs.
- Vast number of content modules.
- Extensive design customization options.
- A/B split testing built-in (Theme Split Testing).
- Unique value pricing model (including lifetime access).
Divi Pros and Cons
- Pros: Features an extremely user-friendly visual, front-end builder – what you see is what you get. Provides a massive library of pre-designed layouts, speeding up website creation significantly. Offers powerful design options for nearly every element. The pricing model (especially the lifetime plan) offers excellent value if you build multiple sites. Includes extra valuable plugins from Elegant Themes.
- Cons: Can be heavier and potentially slower than themes strictly focused on performance. Switching away from Divi later can be tricky due to its reliance on shortcodes from the builder. The vast number of options might feel overwhelming for some users.
4. Blocksy
Blocksy is a relatively newer theme that has quickly made a name for itself. It is incredibly fast, lightweight, and built from the ground up to work with the WordPress block editor. It aims to provide a feature-rich experience without bloating the code, resulting in excellent performance scores.
When you install Blocksy, you must install its companion plugin, which activates and enhances the theme features, customization, and capabilities. You need to activate this plugin to access Blocksy’s full potential.
One of Blocksy’s features I really love is the built-in product review extension. This feature lets you create beautiful product review block with essential features like pros and cons, product specs, affiliate link, product image, features, etc.
You actually don’t need a separate affiliate review plugin if Blocksy is your active theme, unless your needs are more specific.
You can edit the product review page’s slug and category in the extension interface and customize the layouts, background color, spacing, and even the block elements, all in the customizer.
The Blocksy’s free theme allows access to a few extensions, such as a cookie consent banner, a newsletter subscription, and a trending post highlight. However, if you want access to more extensions, such as Adobe fonts, local Google fonts, Shop extra, Multiple sidebars, custom code snippets, an advanced menu, a custom font, and a color mode switch, you need to upgrade to the Blocksy Pro plan.
Like Kadence, Blocksy offers powerful customization options directly within the WordPress customizer. It includes an advanced header and footer builder with drag-and-drop functionality even in the free theme.
It also features blog page customization options. You can customize the blog page layout, background, spacing, card effects, and more.
Blocksy comes with several well-designed starter sites built with Gutenberg (and some with Elementor/Brizy). You can quickly import a company website template that matches your brand style, and design. Next, you can adjust typography, color, layouts, container settings, spacing, margins, padding, etc.
Blocksy also pay special attention to WooCommerce integration, offering features like product quick views, floating carts, and new single-product layouts that enhance the online shopping experience.
If Brizy or Elementor is your favorite page builder, Blocksy is the theme you should consider for your business website. It works seamlessly with these page builders and offers unparalleled customizations.
It’s a strong competitor to Astra and Kadence, often appealing to those who appreciate a clean interface and robust free features. It’s well-suited for blogs, business websites, portfolios, and especially WooCommerce stores looking for enhanced eCommerce features without extra plugins.
Blocksy Standout Features:
- Blazing fast performance.
- Gutenberg-first approach.
- Advanced header/footer builder (free version).
- Global color/typography controls.
- Modern starter sites.
- Excellent WooCommerce enhancements (product gallery styles, quick view, floating cart).
- Clean code.
Blocksy Pros and Cons
- Pros: Due to its lightweight build, it achieves excellent speed and performance. The free version includes impressive features like an advanced header/footer builder and enhanced WooCommerce options. It works exceptionally well with the WordPress block editor and features a clean, modern, and intuitive user interface.
- Cons: Although growing quickly, it has a smaller community and fewer third-party add-ons than giants like Astra or Divi. The most powerful features are reserved for the Pro version.
5. Neve
Neve theme, developed by Themeisle (the same team behind Hestia), is designed with a mobile-first approach, emphasizing speed and compatibility across all devices. It’s another lightweight business theme aiming for top-performance scores and fast loading times for coporate websites.
While it works well with other page builders, Neve has its own – Otter – also from Themeisle. The free Otter plugin gives you access to over 30 custom blocks, such as Advanced heading, circle counter, Google Maps, Flip Card, Progress review, product review, Stripe checkout, and more.
If you sell products on your site partially without setting up a full-fledged eCommerce shop, you can use the Stripe checkout block to sell.
Another fantastic feature of the Neve theme is its library of starter sites, covering a wide range of niches (business, e-commerce, blogs, etc.). These starter sites allow users to import and customize a ready-made WordPress business template design.
Neve is optimized for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), which can help your content load nearly instantly on mobile devices – a great benefit for SEO and mobile user experience. The theme provides good customization options through the WordPress customizer, including header and footer booster features in the Pro version, global color palettes, custom layouts with smart display rules, and controls.
During installation, Neve prompts you to install relevant plugins, such as Optimole for image optimization and Super Page Caching for compatibility with free Cloudflare Edge page caching users. These additional plugins tend to improve your site’s performance and speed.
You can use or delete these additional plugins if you want.
Neve is a good choice if you’re willing to upgrade to the Pro plan; the free theme version is sufficient for a personal blog but may lack some advanced features you’d expect in a free WordPress theme for a business site.
Neve Theme Standout Features:
- Mobile-first design.
- Excellent performance.
- Lightweight and AMP compatibility
- Library of diverse starter sites.
- Integrates well with Gutenberg and major page builders.
- Header/Footer Booster (Pro).
- WooCommerce Booster (Pro).
Neve Theme Pros and Cons
- Pros: Designed with a mobile-first approach, ensuring sites look and work great on phones. Very fast loading speeds and overall good performance. Offers compatibility with Google AMP for even faster mobile pages. Provides a good selection of starter site templates. Easy to use and compatible with most popular page builders and the block editor.
- Cons: The free version places some limits on header and footer customization compared to competitors like Kadence or Blocksy. Advanced features, particularly for WooCommerce, require upgrading to a paid plan.
Conclusion
These themes suit most business websites, especially if you upgrade to their paid license. The key is to review their demo page carefully, look for features your business requires, and ensure the theme meets the criteria.
As I said earlier, Astra is the top choice if you buy the Essential or Business toolkit license. These plans give you more control over your site design and let you create a unique website. They also include premium themes, page-building tools, and customization control that the Pro plan offers.
Another excellent option is Kadence. It offers more customization, powerful control, and advanced page-building blocks to create any design you want.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
