WordPress theme comparison
OceanWP vs Paper3
At a glance
- OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 10+ for Paper3.
- On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, Paper3 about 0.
- OceanWP is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 5,720 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
- OceanWP was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Feb 19, 2013 for Paper3.
- Paper3 has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for OceanWP.
Line by line
OceanWP leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your theme against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free