WordPress plugin comparison

Custom post types, Custom Fields & more vs Pods

Custom post types, Custom Fields & more

by TotalPress.org

3K+ installs4.6

Pods

by Scott Kingsley Clark

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Pods has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Custom post types, Custom Fields & more.
On a typical day, Pods is downloaded about 513 times, Custom post types, Custom Fields & more about 21.
Pods is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 418 reviews, against 4.6 from 56 reviews.
Pods was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Aug 5, 2025 for Custom post types, Custom Fields & more.
Pods is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Custom post types, Custom Fields & more.
Pods has been around longer: since 2008, against 2019 for Custom post types, Custom Fields & more.

Pods leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom post types, Custom Fields & more	Pods
Popular rank	#3,887	#412
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	558	15.1K
Rating	4.6(56)	4.8(418)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.32	×2.92
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.2

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