WordPress plugin comparison
API Bearer Auth vs REST API Custom Fields
At a glance
- REST API Custom Fields has more active installs: 700+, against 300+ for API Bearer Auth.
- On a typical day, API Bearer Auth is downloaded about 10 times, REST API Custom Fields about 7.
- API Bearer Auth is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.5 from 8 reviews.
- API Bearer Auth was updated more recently: Dec 8, 2025, against Aug 14, 2020 for REST API Custom Fields.
- API Bearer Auth is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.5.24 for REST API Custom Fields.
- API Bearer Auth has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for REST API Custom Fields.
Line by line
API Bearer Auth leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  API Bearer Auth |  REST API Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,030 | #7,741 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 255 | 150 |
| Rating | 5.0(6) | 4.5(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.5.24 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.33 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0 | 5.6 |
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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