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WordPress theme comparison

Hestia vs Optimize

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Optimize.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Optimize about 1.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 3.0 from 4 reviews.
  • Both were last updated on Oct 29, 2026.
  • Optimize has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricHestiaOptimize
Popular rank#31#6,980
Active installs70K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days54.9K61
Rating4.8(563)3.0(4)
Last release11 days ago12 days ago
Requires PHP5.4.07.4

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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