Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) vs Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
2.0M+ active installs
Free
Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 1,428 reviews) and leads in active installations (2.0M+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) has accumulated 69M+ total downloads while Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms has 12K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) | Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ◄ | 2.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,428 | ◄ | 3 |
| Active Installs | 2.0M+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 69M+ | ◄ | 12K+ |
| Support Resolution | 43% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 5 days ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2024 | |
| Age | 15 years | 2 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.2+ | 2.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.8.0 | 2.4.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)
Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) averaged approximately 56,756 daily downloads while Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms averaged 9.
Recent Reviews
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) Reviews
Must Have Tool
One of the best plugins I’ve used. Makes custom fields super easy to manage. Works smoothly and is very flexible. tnx to devs, really helped in my projects 👍
Flexible Fields Tool
ACF really helps when adding custom fields to posts n pages. Setup is pretty simple and very flexible. Took a little time to learn at first, but works great once you get used to it. Tnkz devs.
I just want to display the content
The back-end set up is great and clearly this is a powerful plugin. However, this plugin requires either the paid version or custom PHP theme to display the content on the front end! There are no bloc
Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms Reviews
Terrible developers – stay away
After years of this plugin, there are still countless issues with the file upload field. Notably, making it ‘required’ has no effect. It submits without file uploads. If you remove file uploads, the e
Messy and not good data export
Unfortunately, it is not possible to have an orderly data export; the plugin puts all the “repeated” data inside a single cell, one below the other. So for the purpose of complex data collections it d
Author
We fixed many bugs and added a free version!
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