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Hestia vs Lovecraft

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 8K+ for Lovecraft.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 792 times, Lovecraft about 26.
  • Lovecraft is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Lovecraft was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Hestia.
  • Lovecraft has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricHestiaLovecraft
Popular rank#31#328
Active installs70K+8K+
Downloads, last 30 days55.9K1.9K
Rating4.8(563)5.0(17)
Last release12 days ago1 day ago
Requires PHP5.4.05.4

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