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WordPress theme comparison

Hestia vs simpleX

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 200+ for simpleX.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, simpleX about 0.
  • simpleX has no reviews yet.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Nov 12, 2012 for simpleX.
  • simpleX has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricHestiasimpleX
Popular rank#31–
Active installs70K+200+
Downloads, last 30 days55.3K7
Rating4.8(563)No ratings
Last release10 days ago14 years ago
Requires PHP5.4.0–

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