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WordPress theme comparison

Hero vs Neve

At a glance

  • Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 600+ for Hero.
  • On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 2,117 times, Hero about 0.
  • Neve is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,284 reviews, against 3.6 from 9 reviews.
  • Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jun 24, 2019 for Hero.
  • Hero has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Neve.

Line by line

Neve leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricHeroNeve
Popular rank–#16
Active installs600+200K+
Downloads, last 30 days18124.1K
Rating3.6(9)4.7(1.3K)
Last release7 years ago3 days ago
Requires PHP5.27.0

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