WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) vs Remove custom fields metabox

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

by WP Engine

2M+ installs4.5

Remove custom fields metabox

by Bradley Taylor

40+ installs

At a glance

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has more active installs: 2M+, against 40+ for Remove custom fields metabox.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is downloaded about 18,905 times, Remove custom fields metabox about 3.
Remove custom fields metabox has no reviews yet.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Feb 17, 2020 for Remove custom fields metabox.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Remove custom fields metabox.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Remove custom fields metabox.

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

Metric	Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)	Remove custom fields metabox
Popular rank	#28	#21,773
Active installs	2M+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	1M	58
Rating	4.5(1.4K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×3.92	×0.00
Last release	7 days ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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