WordPress theme comparison
Ashe vs Startup Blog
At a glance
- Ashe has more active installs: 30K+, against 800+ for Startup Blog.
- On a typical day, Ashe is downloaded about 233 times, Startup Blog about 9.
- Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
- Startup Blog was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for Ashe.
- Startup Blog has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Ashe.
Line by line
Ashe leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Ashe |  Startup Blog |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #65 | #2,539 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17.1K | 315 |
| Rating | 4.9(304) | 4.9(38) |
| Last release | 18 days ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 5.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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