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Penguin vs Phlox

At a glance

  • Phlox has more active installs: 30K+, against 100+ for Penguin.
  • On a typical day, Phlox is downloaded about 106 times, Penguin about 0.
  • Penguin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 867 reviews.
  • Phlox was updated more recently: Aug 1, 2026, against Feb 5, 2018 for Penguin.
  • Penguin has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Phlox.

Line by line

Phlox leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricPenguinPhlox
Popular rank–#60
Active installs100+30K+
Downloads, last 30 days13.9K
Rating5.0(2)4.8(867)
Last release8 years ago3 months ago
Requires PHP–7.0

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