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Flexible Checkout Fields #3 in Checkout Plugins
Fluid Checkout #4 in Checkout Plugins

Flexible Checkout Fields vs Fluid Checkout (September 2026)

Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works

Both rank in the WordPress.org Checkout Plugins top 10: Flexible Checkout Fields at #3 and Fluid Checkout at #4. Flexible Checkout Fields leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.

Flexible Checkout Fields

Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager

4.7 (295) 80,000+ active installs #3 in Checkout Plugins

The best WooCommerce checkout manager. Edit, remove or add checkout fields. Customize WooCommerce checkout with this checkout field customizer.

Fluid Checkout

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite

4.9 (159) 20,000+ active installs #4 in Checkout Plugins

Frictionless Multistep Checkout for WooCommerce. Get up to 36% increase in conversion rates with a better purchase experience at the checkout page.

Who leads on what

Flexible Checkout Fields leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track.

Checkout Plugins ranking Flexible Checkout Fields

Flexible Checkout Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #4 in Checkout Plugins.

Users Flexible Checkout Fields

Flexible Checkout Fields has more users: 80,000+ active installs against 20,000+.

Rating Fluid Checkout

Fluid Checkout is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 159 reviews, against 4.7 from 295 reviews.

Reviews Flexible Checkout Fields

Flexible Checkout Fields has more reviews behind its score: 295 against 159.

Maintenance Fluid Checkout

Fluid Checkout was updated more recently, on August 21, 2026; Flexible Checkout Fields on August 19, 2026.

Which one to pick

Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.

Flexible Checkout Fields

Pick Flexible Checkout Fields if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run or you want the score backed by more reviews.

Fluid Checkout

Pick Fluid Checkout if the review score matters most to you or you want the one shipping releases most recently.

Flexible Checkout Fields vs Fluid Checkout side by side

Flexible Checkout Fields Fluid Checkout
Checkout Plugins ranking #3 #4
Rating 4.7 4.9
Reviews 295 159
Active installs 80,000+ 20,000+
Total downloads 3,681,500 690,286
Downloads, last 30 days
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 Aug 21, 2026
First published Sep 7, 2016 Jun 25, 2021
Tested up to WordPress 7.1 7.1
Requires PHP 7.4 7.4
Pricing Free + paid version Free + paid version

30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.

Flexible Checkout Fields ratings

5★
258
4★
13
3★
3
2★
2
1★
19

Fluid Checkout ratings

5★
153
4★
5
3★
0
2★
0
1★
1

How we compare these two

Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Flexible Checkout Fields nor Fluid Checkout can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Checkout Plugins top 10. Full methodology.

Flexible Checkout Fields vs Fluid Checkout: common questions

Is Flexible Checkout Fields better than Fluid Checkout?

Flexible Checkout Fields leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Flexible Checkout Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #4 in Checkout Plugins.

Which has more users, Flexible Checkout Fields or Fluid Checkout?

Flexible Checkout Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #4 in Checkout Plugins.

Which is rated higher, Flexible Checkout Fields or Fluid Checkout?

Flexible Checkout Fields has more users: 80,000+ active installs against 20,000+.

Are Flexible Checkout Fields and Fluid Checkout free?

Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Flexible Checkout Fields is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist. Fluid Checkout is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist.

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