WordPress plugin comparison

CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS vs Secure Custom Fields

CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS

by VisualData

30+ installs

Secure Custom Fields

by WordPress.org

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS.
On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,621 times, CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS about 3.
CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS has no reviews yet.
Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Dec 26, 2017 for CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS.
Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS.
CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS has been around longer: since 2015, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.

Secure Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS	Secure Custom Fields
Popular rank	#24,557	#402
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	54	167.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(69)
Support threads resolved	–	20%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	9 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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