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WordPress theme comparison

Lean vs Neve

At a glance

  • Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 30+ for Lean.
  • On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 2,117 times, Lean about 0.
  • Lean has no reviews yet.
  • Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against May 8, 2014 for Lean.
  • Lean has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Neve.

Line by line

Neve leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricLeanNeve
Popular rank–#16
Active installs30+200K+
Downloads, last 30 days1120.9K
RatingNo ratings4.7(1.3K)
Last release12 years ago3 days ago
Requires PHP–7.0

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