Flexible Checkout Fields vs Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 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 Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce at #10. Flexible Checkout Fields leads on 5 of the 6 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
The best WooCommerce checkout manager. Edit, remove or add checkout fields. Customize WooCommerce checkout with this checkout field customizer.
Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce
Force customer to log in or register before checkout
Who leads on what
Flexible Checkout Fields leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Flexible Checkout Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #10 in Checkout Plugins.
Flexible Checkout Fields has more users: 80,000+ active installs against 5,000+.
Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 57 reviews, against 4.7 from 296 reviews.
Flexible Checkout Fields has more reviews behind its score: 296 against 57.
Flexible Checkout Fields was updated more recently, on October 21, 2026; Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce on September 25, 2026.
Flexible Checkout Fields was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 43,541 times against 2,757.
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, you want the score backed by more reviews, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce
Pick Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce if the review score matters most to you.
Flexible Checkout Fields vs Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce side by side
| Flexible Checkout Fields | Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce | |
|---|---|---|
| Checkout Plugins ranking | #3 | #10 |
| Rating | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 296 | 57 |
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Total downloads | 3,731,856 | 100,588 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 43,541 | 2,757 |
| Last updated | Oct 21, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| First published | Sep 7, 2016 | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Flexible Checkout Fields ratings
Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce ratings
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 Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Checkout Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Flexible Checkout Fields vs Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce: common questions
Is Flexible Checkout Fields better than Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce?
Flexible Checkout Fields leads on 5 of the 6 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 #10 in Checkout Plugins.
Which has more users, Flexible Checkout Fields or Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce?
Flexible Checkout Fields ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #10 in Checkout Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Flexible Checkout Fields or Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce?
Flexible Checkout Fields has more users: 80,000+ active installs against 5,000+.
Are Flexible Checkout Fields and Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Flexible Checkout Fields is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist. Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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