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100 Bytes vs Lightning

At a glance

  • Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 70+ for 100 Bytes.
  • On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, 100 Bytes about 1.
  • 100 Bytes has no reviews yet.
  • 100 Bytes was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Sep 9, 2026 for Lightning.
  • Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for 100 Bytes.

Line by line

Lightning leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

Metric100 BytesLightning
Popular rank#5,977#28
Active installs70+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days3519.6K
RatingNo ratings4.8(12)
Last release11 days ago2 months ago
Requires PHP5.67.4

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