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WordPress theme comparison

Orbit vs Parabola

At a glance

  • Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 600+ for Orbit.
  • On a typical day, Parabola is downloaded about 16 times, Orbit about 0.
  • Parabola is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 70 reviews, against 4.8 from 4 reviews.
  • Parabola was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Nov 27, 2015 for Orbit.

Line by line

Parabola leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricOrbitParabola
Popular rank–#213
Active installs600+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days7535
Rating4.8(4)4.9(70)
Last release11 years ago9 months ago
Requires PHP–5.4

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