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ExS vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 700+ for ExS.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, ExS about 18.
  • ExS 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 Sep 17, 2026 for ExS.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for ExS.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricExSHestia
Popular rank#2,056#31
Active installs700+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days61055.7K
Rating5.0(20)4.8(563)
Last release1 month ago12 days ago
Requires PHP5.65.4.0

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