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WordPress theme comparison

Custom vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 10K+ for Custom.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Custom about 1.
  • Custom is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Dec 18, 2015 for Custom.
  • Custom has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricCustomHestia
Popular rank–#31
Active installs10K+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days1455.7K
Rating5.0(1)4.8(563)
Last release11 years ago11 days ago
Requires PHP–5.4.0

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