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WordPress theme comparison

Graphene vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 10K+ for Graphene.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 792 times, Graphene about 27.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 4.7 from 83 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 25, 2026 for Graphene.
  • Graphene has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricGrapheneHestia
Popular rank#352#31
Active installs10K+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days1.2K55.9K
Rating4.7(83)4.8(563)
Last release2 months ago12 days ago
Requires PHP5.6.05.4.0

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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