WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Field Widget vs Smart Custom Fields

Advanced Custom Field Widget

by athenaofdelphi

100+ installs4.3

Smart Custom Fields

by Takashi Kitajima

50K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Custom Fields has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Advanced Custom Field Widget.
On a typical day, Smart Custom Fields is downloaded about 326 times, Advanced Custom Field Widget about 4.
Smart Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
Smart Custom Fields was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against Feb 28, 2015 for Advanced Custom Field Widget.
Smart Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.1.42 for Advanced Custom Field Widget.
Advanced Custom Field Widget has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Smart Custom Fields.

Smart Custom Fields leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Field Widget	Smart Custom Fields
Popular rank	#13,741	#695
Active installs	100+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	71	9.8K
Rating	4.3(3)	4.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.1.42	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.81
Last release	11 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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