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Chosen vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 2K+ for Chosen.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 792 times, Chosen about 20.
  • Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Chosen.
  • Chosen has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricChosenHestia
Popular rank#1,236#31
Active installs2K+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days1.4K55.9K
Rating4.8(58)4.8(563)
Last release14 days ago12 days ago
Requires PHP5.45.4.0

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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