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Aari vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Aari.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Aari about 1.
  • Aari is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Apr 14, 2026 for Aari.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Aari.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricAariHestia
Popular rank#6,025#31
Active installs100+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days1355.7K
Rating5.0(3)4.8(563)
Last release7 months ago12 days ago
Requires PHP7.05.4.0

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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