WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types vs Secure Custom Fields

BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types

by BuddyDev

3K+ installs4.9

Secure Custom Fields

by WordPress.org

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types.
On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,621 times, BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types about 38.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.8 from 69 reviews.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Secure Custom Fields.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 20% for Secure Custom Fields.
Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types.
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types has been around longer: since 2018, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.

Secure Custom Fields leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types	Secure Custom Fields
Popular rank	#3,653	#402
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	761	167.7K
Rating	4.9(16)	4.8(69)
Support threads resolved	50%	20%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.76	×1.32
Last release	5 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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