Searching for the best business WordPress themes?
To help you find the perfect theme for your business, we went through and tested 15 of the most popular business WordPress themes…and then cut the list down to 10 to only give you the best of the best.
After our testing, we ended up with the 10 best free and premium business themes for WordPress.
Ready to find the perfect theme for your business? Let’s get started…
Key features of quality business WordPress themes
A successful business website inspires trust in potential customers and helps drive sales. To succeed in those aspects, it needs to work flawlessly and look professional.
Here are some key features to look for in a WordPress business theme:
In short, you’re looking for a flexible theme with a high degree of polish. It should enable you to build almost any type of website you want, without giving you any headaches due to poor implementation or lack of support.
10 best business WordPress themes 2020
Sydney Pro
Sydney Pro and its free counterpart are two of the most popular WordPress themes in the world, in part due to their ease of use. Right out of the box, the premium version enables you to import ready-to-go demos for multiple types of businesses including restaurants, finance firms, and more.
As far as design goes, Sydney Pro uses a clean aesthetic ideal for any modern business. It integrates with Elementor and includes a broad range of custom blocks including pricing tables, employee biographies, and more.
Even without a page builder, you can tweak every aspect of your website using the Customizer, so you have plenty of options with Sydney Pro.
Price: $59 for a one-year license.
Total downloads: 2,532,527
Rating: 98 / 100 (275 reviews)
Performance grade: C 80
Page size: 2.5 MB
Requests: 56
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Airi Pro
Airi Pro is another WordPress business theme with a free counterpart. In this case, the premium version includes full integration with Elementor and WooCommerce, making it a prime choice for online stores.
Its design is very minimalist. Airi Pro includes full website demos for law firms, startups, portfolios, and more. It also provides a broad range of menu and footer customization options, which means you can easily add contact information, social media links, and other key details.
If you’re looking for a business theme that’s also a great fit for blogging or eCommerce, Airi Pro may be for you. Plus, its performance out of the box is one of the best we’ve seen.
Price: $59 for a one-year license.
Total downloads: 207,842
Rating: 96 / 100 (9 reviews)
Performance grade: B 86
Page size: 757 KB
Requests: 24
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Neve
Neve is part of the ThemeIsle family of themes and it’s our best when it comes to business websites. We built it to be highly customizable and integrate with most popular page builders, including Elementor, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer, and more.
If you prefer using the Customizer, you can still select from multiple layouts, headers, and footers, as well as edit every other aspect of your website. Whether or not you have any experience creating with WordPress, Neve enables you to design the online face of your company with ease.
Neve Pro includes dozens of pre-built business website demos, including for digital agencies, beauty shops, and more. Plus, it’s AMP-compatible out of the box and built with performance in mind, as the test results below show.
Price: Free. $49 for Pro add-on.
Total downloads: 637,801
Rating: 98 / 100 (247 reviews)
Performance grade: C 78
Page size: 929 KB
Requests: 69
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Divi
Divi is a huge multi-purpose theme that includes its own page builder functionality. It has a bit of a learning curve, but it does feature some of the best visual design options for WordPress users.
Despite its learning curve, Divi does have a smooth onboarding process. Plus, it offers one of the broadest collections of website demos. It also has a wide range of pre-built page builder modules including Google Maps integration, social media links, team bios, and more.
Although Divi can be a smart pick for business sites, it’s important to understand it’s a bit of a one-way street. Switching to another theme is pretty difficult, so you might want to try the demo before making a decision.
Price: $89 for a one-year license (includes all Elegant Themes products).
Total downloads: N/A
Rating: N/A
Performance grade: C 76
Page size: 1.0 MB
Requests: 61
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Author Pro
Author Pro is one of many theme options for Genesis Framework users. This particular one was designed with writers in mind and it’s the perfect option if you’re looking to create a portfolio.
With Author Pro, you can showcase books and other products thanks to its full integration with WooCommerce. It features a very minimalist design and is incredibly lightweight.
Price: $99.95 for a one-year license (or free for WP Engine or Flywheel hosting customers)
Total downloads: N/A
Rating: N/A
Performance grade: B 84
Page size: 2.0 MB
Requests: 43
Enfold
Enfold is a top-seller on ThemeForest. It’s a multi-purpose theme with a focus on business websites, including plenty of pre-built demos for startup pages, portfolios, and online shops.
From a design standpoint, Enfold doesn’t re-invent the wheel. It uses a broad range of styles for each of its demo websites and overall, they’re all highly professional and modern.
Like Divi, Enfold ships with its own page builder plugin. In this case, however, it’s much easier to pick up, although it lacks the Divi Builder’s breadth of options.
Price: $59 with lifetime updates.
Total downloads: 230,000+
Rating: 4.82 / 5 (9,861 reviews)
Performance grade: B 87
Page size: 2.5 MB
Requests: 132
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Astra
So far, we’ve focused mostly on complex multi-purpose themes. However, there’s something to be said for simplicity, which is where Astra comes in.
Astra is one of the fastest-growing WordPress themes primarily due to the fact that it’s fast. It enables you to pick and choose which features you want to activate, making it highly modular.
Beyond performance, Astra is compatible with most page builders, including Elementor and Beaver Builder. Plus, it includes ready-to-go demos. Overall, if your primary concern is speed, this is one of the best options for your business. Plus, it’s free.
Price: Free. $59 for the Pro add-on.
Total downloads: 2,647,352
Rating: 100 / 100 (3474 reviews)
Performance grade: B 85
Page size: 1.3 MB
Requests: 55
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Salient
If you’re looking for a theme that takes the page-builder experience to a whole new level, Salient might be right up your alley. It uses a custom version of WPBakery and includes hundreds of unique icons and other elements.
Salient also features one of the broadest collections of website demos you can use to kickstart your business site’s design. You’ll have your pick of over 250 options.
It also lets you mix and match elements from different templates. All of those features combine for a theme that enables you to set up a professional-looking business website with the least possible effort.
Price: $60 with lifetime updates.
Total downloads: 102,000+
Rating: 4.80 / 5 (5,270 reviews)
Performance grade: A 94
Page size: 1.7 MB
Requests: 25
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Flatsome
If your business is eCommerce based, you need a theme that’s built for online retail. Flatsome was designed with WooCommerce in mind and it shows.
Flatsome ships with its own page builder, which includes a broad range of pre-built elements you can add to your store, including social media icons, pricing tables, maps, and more. It even includes a WhatsApp button if you like to provide sales assistance over SMS.
As is the norm with this kind of theme, Flatsome includes a number of demo layouts you can import to get your store up and running quickly. The design, in most cases, is rather boring but fairly easy to customize.
Price: $59 with lifetime updates.
Total downloads: 117,000+
Rating: 4.80 / 5 (5,439 reviews)
Performance grade: B 82
Page size: 2.4 MB
Requests: 80
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bridge
Bridge takes the pre-built demo trend to its crescendo. This particular theme ships with over 400 layouts you can use for your business website.
Among those layouts, you’ll find templates for almost any type of business website you can imagine. The designs themselves are outstanding, which is impressive considering the sheer number of options available.
For customization, Bridge integrates with both Elementor and WPBakery, so you can modify any aspect of your pages and even build new ones from scratch.
Price: $59 with lifetime updates.
Total downloads: 131,000+
Rating: 4.78 / 5 (5,959 reviews)
Performance grade: C 69
Page size: 3.7 MB
Requests: 94
Customization: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
How to pick your ideal business WordPress theme
It’s wise to be discerning when selecting your business WordPress theme. With that in mind, here’s how to narrow down your choices depending on what you’re looking for:
- Performance. When it comes to sheer speed, it’s hard to beat Astra out of the box. It’s pretty easy to customize to boot.
- Easy setup. Neve offers a great balance between ease of use and a broad range of features.
- Most demos to choose from. If you’re all about those one-click import demos, Bridge is definitely the way to go.
Once you’ve chosen your theme, check out our guide on how to make a WordPress website to get up and running with your business website.
Do you have any questions about business WordPress themes? Ask away in the comments section below!
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