WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

Advanced Custom Fields

by Jonas Hjalmarsson

10+ installs2.3

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

by Saidur Rahman Milon

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
On a typical day, Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is downloaded about 154 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 2.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 173 reviews, against 2.3 from 4 reviews.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Aug 15, 2026 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress.

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields	Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress
Popular rank	#34,363	#1,785
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	69	8.2K
Rating	2.3(4)	4.8(173)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.13	×0.86
Last release	2 months ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.3

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