WordPress theme comparison
Bravada vs Gold Essentials
At a glance
- Bravada has more active installs: 10K+, against 300+ for Gold Essentials.
- On a typical day, Bravada is downloaded about 45 times, Gold Essentials about 1.
- Gold Essentials is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
- Gold Essentials was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Aug 28, 2025 for Bravada.
- Gold Essentials has been around longer: since 2019, against 2020 for Bravada.
Line by line
Bravada leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Bravada |  Gold Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #96 | #4,100 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.3K | 32 |
| Rating | 3.6(14) | 5.0(1) |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 4.0 |
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 menu themes
- Top Featured image header themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your theme against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free