WordPress theme comparison
Mercury vs Parabola
At a glance
- Both have 10K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Parabola is downloaded about 15 times, Mercury about 0.
- Mercury is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.9 from 70 reviews.
- Parabola was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Feb 26, 2015 for Mercury.
- Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Mercury.
Line by line
Parabola leads on 2 of 3 comparable lines.
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