WordPress plugin comparison
ACF vs Advanced Custom Fields
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 90K+, against 200+ for ACF.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 583 times, ACF about 4.
- ACF is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 36 reviews.
- Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Jun 8, 2022 for ACF.
- Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for ACF.
- Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for ACF.
Line by line
Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ACF |  Advanced Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,059 | #485 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 97 | 42.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.9(36) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×1.49 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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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