WordPress theme comparison
Kadence vs sesame
At a glance
- Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 200+ for sesame.
- On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,948 times, sesame about 0.
- sesame is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.9 from 457 reviews.
- Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Mar 4, 2022 for sesame.
- Kadence has been around longer: since 2020, against 2021 for sesame.
Line by line
Kadence leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
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Tags they share
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top E-commerce themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Wide blocks themes
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