WordPress theme comparison
Kadence vs Paper3
At a glance
- Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for Paper3.
- On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, Paper3 about 0.
- Kadence is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 456 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
- Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Feb 19, 2013 for Paper3.
- Paper3 has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for Kadence.
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Kadence leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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