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Chained vs Nirvana

At a glance

  • Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 50+ for Chained.
  • On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 25 times, Chained about 0.
  • Chained is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 69 reviews.
  • Nirvana was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Sep 22, 2020 for Chained.
  • Nirvana has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Chained.

Line by line

Nirvana leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricChainedNirvana
Popular rank–#273
Active installs50+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days0750
Rating5.0(2)4.3(69)
Last release6 years ago9 months ago
Requires PHP5.65.6

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