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Hestia vs Kage

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 40+ for Kage.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Kage about 0.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 3.5 from 4 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 25, 2014 for Kage.
  • Kage has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricHestiaKage
Popular rank#31–
Active installs70K+40+
Downloads, last 30 days55.1K0
Rating4.8(563)3.5(4)
Last release12 days ago12 years ago
Requires PHP5.4.0–

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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