WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft

Advanced Custom Fields

by Konrad Chmielewski

100K+ installs4.8

Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft

by bestwebsoft

1K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 1,803 times, Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft about 31.
Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 132 reviews, against 4.6 from 15 reviews.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Sep 8, 2026 for Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft.
Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft 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.
Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft
Popular rank	#450	#5,223
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78K	887
Rating	4.8(132)	4.6(15)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.71
Last release	21 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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