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Grain vs Nirvana

At a glance

  • Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for Grain.
  • On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 25 times, Grain about 0.
  • Nirvana is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
  • Nirvana was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Feb 3, 2012 for Grain.
  • Grain has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Nirvana.

Line by line

Nirvana leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricGrainNirvana
Popular rank–#273
Active installs40+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days0750
Rating4.0(1)4.3(69)
Last release14 years ago9 months ago
Requires PHP–5.6

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