WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Formidable Forms
Advanced Custom Fields
by DannyvanHolten
1K+ installs5.0
Formidable Forms
by Strategy11 Team
300K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Formidable Forms has more active installs: 300K+, against 1K+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
- On a typical day, Formidable Forms is downloaded about 2,800 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 22.
- Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 1,389 reviews.
- Formidable Forms was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Oct 4, 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Formidable Forms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Formidable Forms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Formidable Forms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Custom Fields | Formidable Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,398 | #176 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 699 | 217.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(1.4K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.76 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 24 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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