WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs WaffleDB
At a glance
- Advanced Custom Fields has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for WaffleDB.
- On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields is downloaded about 383 times, WaffleDB about 3.
- WaffleDB is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 14 reviews.
- WaffleDB was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Dec 2, 2025 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- WaffleDB is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.0 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for WaffleDB.
Line by line
Advanced Custom Fields leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  WaffleDB |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,010 | #36,161 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.2K | 90 |
| Rating | 4.2(14) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.59 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 2 months 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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