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Hester vs Nirvana

At a glance

  • Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Hester.
  • On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 25 times, Hester about 1.
  • Hester is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.3 from 69 reviews.
  • Hester was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Jan 26, 2026 for Nirvana.
  • Nirvana has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Hester.

Line by line

Nirvana leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricHesterNirvana
Popular rank#4,726#273
Active installs100+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days28750
Rating5.0(4)4.3(69)
Last release2 months ago9 months ago
Requires PHP5.65.6

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