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WordPress theme comparison

Neve vs Samurai

At a glance

  • Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 100+ for Samurai.
  • On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 2,117 times, Samurai about 0.
  • Neve is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,284 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
  • Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 13, 2018 for Samurai.
  • Samurai has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Neve.

Line by line

Neve leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricNeveSamurai
Popular rank#16–
Active installs200K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days124.1K11
Rating4.7(1.3K)4.5(2)
Last release3 days ago8 years ago
Requires PHP7.0–

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