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WordPress theme comparison

Brandy vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Brandy.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Brandy about 3.
  • Brandy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Brandy was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Hestia.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for Brandy.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricBrandyHestia
Popular rank#3,870#31
Active installs100+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days7055.7K
Rating5.0(2)4.8(563)
Last release3 days ago11 days ago
Requires PHP7.45.4.0

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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