10 Best Advanced Custom Fields Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Advanced Custom Fields sits at #1 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Advanced Custom Fields
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Custom Field Template
Closest match4.0 (24) 30,000+ active installsThe Custom Field Template plugin extends the functionality of custom fields.
#9 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. 30,000+ installs against 2 million+, last updated 27 days ago.
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Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields
4.8 (418) 100,000+ active installsPods is a framework for creating, managing, and deploying customized content types and fields for any project.
#2 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. 100,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 7 days ago.
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Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
4.8 (132) 100,000+ active installsAll-in-one enhancement suite that improves WordPress & Advanced Custom Fields.
#4 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. 100,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 11 days ago.
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4.8 (64) 90,000+ active installsSecure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Custom Fields to prevent duplicate code errors.
#3 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. 90,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 17 days ago.
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Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK
4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsA must have tool for creating custom fields, custom post types and taxonomies, fast and without any programming knowledge.
#8 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.7 against 4.5, last updated July 15, 2026.
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PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce
4.5 (282) 20,000+ active installsEasily add a range of custom fields to WooCommerce products, from text boxes to date selectors, allowing customers to personalize their orders.
#10 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. 20,000+ installs against 2 million+, last updated 18 days ago.
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Elementor
Paid version availableElementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
4.5 (7,297) 10 million+ active installsThe Elementor Website Builder has it all: drag and drop page builder, Atomic Editor, pixel perfect design, global and reusable style systems, mobile r …
About 5 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce
Paid version availableCheckout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce
4.9 (1,056) 400,000+ active installsCheckout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce – The best WooCommerce checkout manager plugin to manage WooCommerce checkout fields.
#7 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.5, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.9 (20) 50,000+ active installsSmart Custom Fields is a simple plugin for managing custom fields.
#5 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. 50,000+ installs against 2 million+, last updated July 16, 2026.
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Flexible Checkout Fields
Paid version availableFlexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager
4.7 (295) 80,000+ active installsThe best WooCommerce checkout manager. Edit, remove or add checkout fields. Customize WooCommerce checkout with this checkout field customizer.
#6 in the WordPress.org Custom Field Plugins ranking. 80,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.7 against 4.5, last updated 19 days ago.
Advanced Custom Fields against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Advanced Custom Fields vs Custom Field Template2 million+ vs 30,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.0
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Advanced Custom Fields vs Pods2 million+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.8
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Advanced Custom Fields vs Extended2 million+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.8
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Advanced Custom Fields vs Secure Custom Fields2 million+ vs 90,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.8
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Advanced Custom Fields vs WCK2 million+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.7
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Advanced Custom Fields vs PPOM2 million+ vs 20,000+ installs · 4.5 vs 4.5
Switching from Advanced Custom Fields: common questions
What is the best alternative to Advanced Custom Fields?
Custom Field Template is the closest match: it shares the Custom Field Plugins top 10 with Advanced Custom Fields and has 30,000+ active installs with a 4.0 out of 5 rating.
Which Advanced Custom Fields alternative has the most users?
Elementor, with 10 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Advanced Custom Fields alternative is rated highest?
Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 1,056 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Advanced Custom Fields alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Advanced Custom Fields score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Advanced Custom Fields on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Custom Field Template is the closest match to Advanced Custom Fields by the data we track, and Elementor has the widest reach with 10 million+ active installs. Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce shipped the most recent release, on September 1, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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