WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields Viewer vs Smart Custom Fields

Advanced Custom Fields Viewer

by Joe Fusco

100+ installs5.0

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 Fields Viewer.
On a typical day, Smart Custom Fields is downloaded about 326 times, Advanced Custom Fields Viewer about 3.
Advanced Custom Fields Viewer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.9 from 21 reviews.
Smart Custom Fields was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against Nov 13, 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields Viewer.
Smart Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.9.35 for Advanced Custom Fields Viewer.
Smart Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Advanced Custom Fields Viewer.

Smart Custom Fields leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields Viewer	Smart Custom Fields
Popular rank	#16,271	#695
Active installs	100+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	58	9.8K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.81
Last release	9 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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