WordPress theme comparison
Graphene vs Waves
At a glance
- Graphene has more active installs: 10K+, against 90+ for Waves.
- On a typical day, Graphene is downloaded about 29 times, Waves about 0.
- Graphene is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 83 reviews, against 2.8 from 4 reviews.
- Graphene was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Sep 3, 2020 for Waves.
- Graphene has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Waves.
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Graphene leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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