WordPress theme comparison
Responsive vs Spacious
At a glance
- Spacious has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Responsive.
- On a typical day, Responsive is downloaded about 496 times, Spacious about 110.
- Spacious is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 852 reviews, against 4.7 from 559 reviews.
- Responsive was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Sep 29, 2026 for Spacious.
- Responsive has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Spacious.
Line by line
Spacious leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Responsive |  Spacious |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #151 | #96 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33.3K | 3.9K |
| Rating | 4.7(559) | 4.9(852) |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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