WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

Advanced Custom Fields

by DannyvanHolten

30K+ installs4.2

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

by Dave from Gravity Wiz

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 10K+ for Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 383 times, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types about 132.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 46 reviews, against 4.2 from 14 reviews.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Dec 2, 2025 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.0 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
Popular rank	#1,010	#1,823
Active installs	30K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.2K	3.7K
Rating	4.2(14)	4.4(46)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.9.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.82
Last release	11 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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