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Excavator vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 30+ for Excavator.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 792 times, Excavator about 0.
  • Excavator has no reviews yet.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jul 20, 2026 for Excavator.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for Excavator.

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Hestia leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricExcavatorHestia
Popular rank#6,679#31
Active installs30+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days855.9K
RatingNo ratings4.8(563)
Last release3 months ago12 days ago
Requires PHP7.25.4.0

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