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WordPress theme comparison

Kangaroo vs OceanWP

At a glance

  • OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 80+ for Kangaroo.
  • On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, Kangaroo about 0.
  • Kangaroo is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 5,720 reviews.
  • OceanWP was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Jul 21, 2013 for Kangaroo.
  • Kangaroo has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for OceanWP.

Line by line

OceanWP leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricKangarooOceanWP
Popular rank–#9
Active installs80+400K+
Downloads, last 30 days0122.6K
Rating5.0(1)4.9(5.7K)
Last release13 years ago14 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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