WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs MB Rest API
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for MB Rest API.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,746 times, MB Rest API about 23.
- MB Rest API has no reviews yet.
- MB Rest API was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for MB Rest API.
- MB Rest API has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Advanced Custom Fields leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  MB Rest API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #450 | #5,782 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 79.5K | 608 |
| Rating | 4.8(132) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.39 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 3 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0 |
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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