WordPress theme comparison
Rational Start vs Twenty Seventeen
At a glance
- Twenty Seventeen has more active installs: 300K+, against 10+ for Rational Start.
- On a typical day, Twenty Seventeen is downloaded about 3,163 times, Rational Start about 0.
- Rational Start has no reviews yet.
- Twenty Seventeen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jun 23, 2016 for Rational Start.
- Rational Start has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Twenty Seventeen.
Line by line
Twenty Seventeen leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Rational Start |  Twenty Seventeen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #15 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 0 | 125K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(119) |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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
- Top Accessibility ready themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Post formats themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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