WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF

by kkarpieszuk

10+ installs

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,602 times, Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF about 1.
Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF has no reviews yet.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 31, 2018 for Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF.
Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Native Custom Fields Meta Box and ACF
Popular rank	#450	#38,616
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	79.9K	24
Rating	4.8(132)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.00
Last release	22 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.2.4

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