WordPress plugin comparison
ACF vs Advanced Custom Fields
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for ACF.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 402 times, ACF about 1.
- ACF has no reviews yet.
- Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Aug 2, 2015 for ACF.
- Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 4.2.39 for ACF.
- ACF has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ACF |  Advanced Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,739 | #1,011 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 10.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 6.9.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.59 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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