WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs GF Forms
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for GF Forms.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 383 times, GF Forms about 2.
- GF Forms has no reviews yet.
- Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against May 17, 2017 for GF Forms.
- Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 4.75 for GF Forms.
- GF Forms has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  GF Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,010 | #26,271 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.8K | 27 |
| Rating | 4.2(14) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 4.75 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.59 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 9 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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