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Hester vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Hester.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Hester about 1.
  • Hester is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for Hester.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2022 for Hester.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricHesterHestia
Popular rank#4,737#31
Active installs100+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days2955.7K
Rating5.0(4)4.8(563)
Last release2 months ago11 days ago
Requires PHP5.65.4.0

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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