WordPress plugin comparison
ACF vs Advanced Custom Fields
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 70+ for ACF.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 383 times, ACF about 3.
- ACF is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.2 from 14 reviews.
- Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against May 26, 2021 for ACF.
- Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 5.7.21 for ACF.
- Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for ACF.
Line by line
Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ACF |  Advanced Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,568 | #1,010 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 67 | 10.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.2(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.7.21 | 6.9.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.59 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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