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WordPress theme comparison

Vantage vs Waves

At a glance

  • Vantage has more active installs: 30K+, against 90+ for Waves.
  • On a typical day, Vantage is downloaded about 85 times, Waves about 0.
  • Vantage is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 165 reviews, against 2.8 from 4 reviews.
  • Vantage was updated more recently: Apr 2, 2026, against Sep 3, 2020 for Waves.
  • Vantage has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Waves.

Line by line

Vantage leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricVantageWaves
Popular rank#74–
Active installs30K+90+
Downloads, last 30 days2.7K3
Rating4.6(165)2.8(4)
Last release7 months ago6 years ago
Requires PHP5.6.207.0

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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