WordPress theme comparison
Kadence vs Understrap
At a glance
- Kadence has more active installs: 500K+, against 7K+ for Understrap.
- On a typical day, Kadence is downloaded about 2,839 times, Understrap about 26.
- Kadence is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 456 reviews, against 4.5 from 19 reviews.
- Kadence was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Apr 2, 2024 for Understrap.
- Understrap has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for Kadence.
Line by line
Kadence leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Kadence |  Understrap |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5 | – |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 125.2K | 509 |
| Rating | 4.9(456) | 4.5(19) |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Accessibility ready themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
- Top Wide blocks themes
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