WordPress plugin comparison
Pods vs Secure Custom Fields
At a glance
- Both have 100K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,489 times, Pods about 513.
- Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
- Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Aug 31, 2026 for Pods.
- Pods resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 20% for Secure Custom Fields.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Pods has been around longer: since 2008, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.
Line by line
Secure Custom Fields leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Pods |  Secure Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #412 | #401 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 15.1K | 156.6K |
| Rating | 4.8(418) | 4.8(69) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 20% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.92 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
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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