WordPress theme comparison
Budgie vs Kadence
At a glance
- Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against fewer than 10 for Budgie.
- On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,948 times, Budgie about 0.
- Budgie has no reviews yet.
- Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jun 29, 2026 for Budgie.
- Kadence has been around longer: since 2020, against 2023 for Budgie.
Line by line
Kadence leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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 logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top E-commerce themes
- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Wide blocks themes
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