WordPress plugin comparison
Kirki vs Pollen
At a glance
- Kirki has more active installs: 400K+, against 100+ for Pollen.
- On a typical day, Kirki is downloaded about 4,484 times, Pollen about 5.
- Pollen is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 81 reviews.
- Kirki was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Mar 8, 2021 for Pollen.
- Kirki is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Pollen.
- Kirki has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Pollen.
Line by line
Kirki leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
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