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WordPress theme comparison

Neve vs Simplest

At a glance

  • Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 100+ for Simplest.
  • On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 2,117 times, Simplest about 0.
  • Simplest is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 1,284 reviews.
  • Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Sep 22, 2010 for Simplest.
  • Simplest has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Neve.

Line by line

Neve leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricNeveSimplest
Popular rank#16–
Active installs200K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days124.1K5
Rating4.7(1.3K)5.0(1)
Last release3 days ago16 years ago
Requires PHP7.0–

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