WordPress plugin comparison

ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on vs Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on

by David Baumwald

10+ installs

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

by WP Engine

2M+ installs4.5

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has more active installs: 2M+, against 10+ for ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is downloaded about 18,905 times, ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on about 2.
ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on has no reviews yet.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Feb 6, 2025 for ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on.

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on	Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
Popular rank	#29,000	#28
Active installs	10+	2M+
Downloads, last 30 days	61	999.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(1.4K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.04	×3.92
Last release	1 year ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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