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Daron vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 30+ for Daron.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Daron about 0.
  • Daron is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 6, 2025 for Daron.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Daron.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricDaronHestia
Popular rank#8,286#31
Active installs30+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days1655.7K
Rating5.0(20)4.8(563)
Last release1 year ago11 days ago
Requires PHP5.45.4.0

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