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Founder vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 800+ for Founder.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Founder about 12.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 4.7 from 32 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Founder.
  • Founder has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricFounderHestia
Popular rank#2,795#31
Active installs800+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days70855.7K
Rating4.7(32)4.8(563)
Last release13 days ago11 days ago
Requires PHP5.45.4.0

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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