WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On

Advanced Custom Fields

by DannyvanHolten

30K+ installs4.2

Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On

by phpmypython

1K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 1K+ for Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 402 times, Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On about 11.
Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.2 from 14 reviews.
Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On.
Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 3.9.40 for Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On.
Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Advanced Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Gravity Forms Placeholder Add-On
Popular rank	#1,011	#5,748
Active installs	30K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.2K	326
Rating	4.2(14)	4.3(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.0	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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