WordPress plugin comparison
ACF vs Secure Custom Fields
At a glance
- Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 800+ for ACF.
- On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,621 times, ACF about 9.
- Secure Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 4.3 from 7 reviews.
- Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Apr 22, 2015 for ACF.
- Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for ACF.
- ACF has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.
Line by line
Secure Custom Fields leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ACF |  Secure Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,556 | #402 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 155 | 167.7K |
| Rating | 4.3(7) | 4.8(69) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 20% |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 6 days 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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