WordPress plugin comparison
Secure Custom Fields vs Advanced Custom Fields
At a glance
- Secure Custom Fields has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
- On a typical day, Secure Custom Fields is downloaded about 4,621 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 1.
- Advanced Custom Fields has no reviews yet.
- Secure Custom Fields was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against May 3, 2017 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Secure Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for Secure Custom Fields.
Line by line
Secure Custom Fields leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Secure Custom Fields |  Advanced Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #402 | #42,517 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 167.7K | 28 |
| Rating | 4.8(69) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 20% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.32 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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