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Hestia vs Penman

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 70+ for Penman.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Penman about 0.
  • Penman has no reviews yet.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Dec 13, 2021 for Penman.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricHestiaPenman
Popular rank#31–
Active installs70K+70+
Downloads, last 30 days55.1K3
Rating4.8(563)No ratings
Last release12 days ago4 years ago
Requires PHP5.4.04.6

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