Advanced Custom Fields vs PublishPress
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields v6.8.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | PublishPress v4.8.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 6,000+ |
| Last updated | September 10, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields · Advanced Custom Fields PRO ($) | PublishPress Planner Free · PublishPress Planner Pro ($) |
| Pros | Visual field builder with location rules; REST API and WP-CLI commands included free | Content calendar and kanban content board inside WordPress; Editorial comments and metadata on posts; Email notifications on status changes |
| Cons | Some field types are locked and need ACF PRO; Google Map field needs a Google Maps API key you supply | Upgrade prompts in the admin; Advanced notification channels need the Pro version; Many screens; some teams will only use the calendar |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Built-in field types, Google Map field, Location rules for field groups, REST API for field data, Block bindings to field values, WP-CLI JSON command, Field types locked behind PRO in the browse modal ($) | Content calendar, Kanban content board, Content overview list, Editorial comments on posts, Editorial metadata fields on posts, Email notifications on editorial changes, Scheduled notifications via cron, Log of sent notifications, Editorial dashboard, Post review requests, Upgrade to Pro prompts in the admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | HubSpot forms | — |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO |
| Other | Google Maps | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | maps.googleapis.com, api.hsforms.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |