WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Forms
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 5K+ for Forms.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 383 times, Forms about 33.
- Forms is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 31 reviews, against 4.2 from 14 reviews.
- Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Sep 9, 2019 for Forms.
- Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 5.2.30 for Forms.
- Forms has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,010 | #3,174 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.2K | 847 |
| Rating | 4.2(14) | 4.9(31) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.59 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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