Fields Framework vs Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Fields Framework

by Naif Amoodi

Health D47

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

by WP Engine

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

Fields FrameworkAdvanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Fields Framework	Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	2M–3M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-29%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.46★ ✓
Reviews	10	1,440 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.9y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	63	456.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	2.6% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Fields FrameworkAdvanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.