WordPress plugin comparison

Section Collection vs Starter Sites & Templates by Neve

Section Collection

by bPlugins

400+ installs5.0

Starter Sites & Templates by Neve

by Themeisle

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Starter Sites & Templates by Neve has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for Section Collection.
On a typical day, Starter Sites & Templates by Neve is downloaded about 1,103 times, Section Collection about 27.
Section Collection is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 77 reviews.
Section Collection was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Nov 5, 2026 for Starter Sites & Templates by Neve.
Starter Sites & Templates by Neve is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Section Collection.
Starter Sites & Templates by Neve has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for Section Collection.

Starter Sites & Templates by Neve leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Section Collection	Starter Sites & Templates by Neve
Popular rank	#9,265	#441
Active installs	400+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.3K	99.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(77)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.53	×1.12
Last release	1 day ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.1	5.6

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