WordPress theme comparison
Responsive vs Twenty Seventeen
At a glance
- Twenty Seventeen has more active installs: 300K+, against 10K+ for Responsive.
- On a typical day, Twenty Seventeen is downloaded about 3,182 times, Responsive about 530.
- Responsive is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 559 reviews, against 4.5 from 119 reviews.
- Responsive was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Aug 19, 2026 for Twenty Seventeen.
- Responsive has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Twenty Seventeen.
Line by line
Twenty Seventeen leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Responsive |  Twenty Seventeen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #152 | #15 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33.7K | 124.9K |
| Rating | 4.7(559) | 4.5(119) |
| Last release | 5 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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.
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