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WordPress theme comparison

Buildup vs Sydney

At a glance

  • Sydney has more active installs: 80K+, against 100+ for Buildup.
  • On a typical day, Sydney is downloaded about 643 times, Buildup about 1.
  • Sydney is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 795 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
  • Sydney was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Mar 13, 2026 for Buildup.
  • Sydney has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Buildup.

Line by line

Sydney leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricBuildupSydney
Popular rank#7,075#35
Active installs100+80K+
Downloads, last 30 days3444.2K
Rating4.0(1)4.9(795)
Last release8 months ago1 day ago
Requires PHP5.27.2

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