WordPress plugin comparison
ACF vs Secure Custom Fields
At a glance
- Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for ACF.
- On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,621 times, ACF about 1.
- ACF has no reviews yet.
- Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Aug 2, 2015 for ACF.
- Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for ACF.
- ACF has been around longer: since 2015, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.
Line by line
Secure Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ACF |  Secure Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,208 | #402 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 167.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(69) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 20% |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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