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Bard vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 8K+ for Bard.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Bard about 83.
  • Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for Bard.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Bard.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricBardHestia
Popular rank#217#31
Active installs8K+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days5.6K55.7K
Rating4.8(88)4.8(563)
Last release18 days ago11 days ago
Requires PHP5.2.45.4.0

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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