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A1 vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for A1.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, A1 about 0.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 1.3 from 8 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jul 19, 2022 for A1.
  • A1 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricA1Hestia
Popular rank–#31
Active installs100+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days455.7K
Rating1.3(8)4.8(563)
Last release4 years ago11 days ago
Requires PHP7.45.4.0

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