WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types

by BuddyDev

3K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,602 times, BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types about 38.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.8 from 132 reviews.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Advanced Custom Fields.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Advanced Custom Fields.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types
Popular rank	#450	#3,665
Active installs	100K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	79.9K	733
Rating	4.8(132)	4.9(16)
Support threads resolved	0%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.76
Last release	22 days ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.3

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