WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Pods
Advanced Custom Fields
by Konrad Chmielewski
100K+ installs4.8
Pods
by Scott Kingsley Clark
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Both have 100K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,746 times, Pods about 515.
- Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
- Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Aug 31, 2026 for Pods.
- Pods 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.
- Pods has been around longer: since 2008, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Pods leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Custom Fields | Pods |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #450 | #410 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 79.5K | 15.4K |
| Rating | 4.8(132) | 4.8(418) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×2.92 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2 |
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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