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WordPress theme comparison

matrix vs Neve

At a glance

  • Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 200+ for matrix.
  • On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 2,117 times, matrix about 0.
  • matrix is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,284 reviews.
  • Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Nov 27, 2019 for matrix.
  • matrix has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Neve.

Line by line

Neve leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricmatrixNeve
Popular rank–#16
Active installs200+200K+
Downloads, last 30 days9124.1K
Rating5.0(4)4.7(1.3K)
Last release7 years ago3 days ago
Requires PHP5.2.47.0

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