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Dispatch vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 400+ for Dispatch.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Dispatch about 92.
  • Dispatch is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 29 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 9, 2026 for Dispatch.
  • Dispatch has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricDispatchHestia
Popular rank#4,193#31
Active installs400+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days2.2K55.3K
Rating5.0(29)4.8(563)
Last release5 months ago11 days ago
Requires PHP7.45.4.0

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