WordPress theme comparison
Express vs Kadence
At a glance
- Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 700+ for Express.
- On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, Express about 0.
- Express has no reviews yet.
- Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against May 28, 2015 for Express.
- Express has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Kadence.
Line by line
Kadence leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
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