WordPress theme comparison
Glow vs Hestia
At a glance
- Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 400+ for Glow.
- On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Glow about 0.
- Glow is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
- Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Nov 29, 2022 for Glow.
- Glow has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Hestia.
Line by line
Hestia leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
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