Table Sorter vs ACF: TablePress (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Table Sorter

4.8(29)

9.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago

View Table Sorter

ACF: TablePress

5(4)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 9 years ago

View ACF: TablePress

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, ACF: TablePress has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) while Table Sorter leads in active installations (9.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Table Sorter has accumulated 48K+ total downloads while ACF: TablePress has 26K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Table Sorter		ACF: TablePress
Rating	4.8/5	►	5/5
Total Reviews	29	◄	4
Active Installs	9.0K+	◄	1.0K+
Total Downloads	48K+	◄	26K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	1 year ago	◄	9 years ago
First Released	2014		2015
Age	12 years		11 years
WP Requires	4.0+		4.0+
PHP Requires	false+		false+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	2.3		1.3.2

Rating

4.8/5Table Sorter

►

ACF: TablePress5/5

Total Reviews

29Table Sorter

◄

ACF: TablePress4

Active Installs

9.0K+Table Sorter

◄

ACF: TablePress1.0K+

Total Downloads

48K+Table Sorter

◄

ACF: TablePress26K+

Support Resolution

N/ATable Sorter

ACF: TablePressN/A

Last Updated

1 year agoTable Sorter

◄

ACF: TablePress9 years ago

First Released

2014Table Sorter

ACF: TablePress2015

Age

12 yearsTable Sorter

ACF: TablePress11 years

WP Requires

4.0+Table Sorter

ACF: TablePress4.0+

PHP Requires

false+Table Sorter

ACF: TablePressfalse+

Business Model

FreeTable Sorter

ACF: TablePressFree

Latest Version

2.3Table Sorter

ACF: TablePress1.3.2

Rating Breakdown

Table Sorter

4.8/5(29 reviews)

93%

ACF: TablePress

5/5(4 reviews)

100%

Download Trends

Over the past 30 days, Table Sorter averaged approximately 7 daily downloads while ACF: TablePress averaged 4.

Recent Reviews

Table Sorter Reviews

by Dennis Bareis

GENERALLY works well for STATIC tables

Doesn’t work for dynamically updated tables (using Javascript). Will duplicate rows. It also has no way to keep certain rows (like a total at the end old the table) from being sorted. There i

by Jeff Sherk

Perfect

This plugin is excellent and saved me a ton of work trying to make a sortable column. Thank you!

by susan303

Excellent

This was exactly what I needed – fast, simple to use, works perfectly. Thank you!

ACF: TablePress Reviews

by Kushal.Shah210

Fentastic!!!

Tablepress is a good plugin and it’s with ACF really fentastic easy to get any pages posts etc. any where really its very helpful to me..!! Thank you.

by Clickadelic

awesome Plugin – super polite and good support

I’m using this plugin to combine ACF with TablePress in order to manage products and the data of a single product. This plugin saves a lot of work and enables a seamless integration into the UI of you

by vamban

Rocking

rocking plugin. Really handy and useful plugin to print tables via ACF. With regards Selvam.S

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Table Sorter or ACF: TablePress more popular?

Table Sorter has 9.0K+ active installations while ACF: TablePress has 1.0K+. Table Sorter is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — Table Sorter or ACF: TablePress?

Table Sorter has a 4.8/5 rating from 29 reviews, while ACF: TablePress has a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews.

Are Table Sorter and ACF: TablePress free?

Table Sorter is free and ACF: TablePress is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — Table Sorter or ACF: TablePress?

Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.

Which plugin is updated more frequently?

Table Sorter was last updated 1 year ago and ACF: TablePress was last updated 9 years ago.

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