WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg

by maximebj

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,803 times, Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg about 10.
Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.8 from 132 reviews.
Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Advanced Custom Fields.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2019, against 2026 for Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Modern Fields, Custom Fields for Gutenberg
Popular rank	#450	#21,234
Active installs	100K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	78K	318
Rating	4.8(132)	5.0(11)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.38
Last release	21 days ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	8.1

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