WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Formality
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 100+ for Formality.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 387 times, Formality about 10.
- Formality is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.2 from 14 reviews.
- Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Jul 1, 2025 for Formality.
- Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 6.8.12 for Formality.
- Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Formality.
Line by line
Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  Formality |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,010 | #13,154 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.8K | 209 |
| Rating | 4.2(14) | 5.0(10) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.59 | ×0.16 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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