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WordPress theme comparison

Gambit vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 1K+ for Gambit.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Gambit about 4.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 4.6 from 9 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 14, 2026 for Gambit.
  • Gambit has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricGambitHestia
Popular rank#1,414#31
Active installs1K+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days8255.7K
Rating4.6(9)4.8(563)
Last release4 months ago11 days ago
Requires PHP5.65.4.0

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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