Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce vs Flexible Product Fields
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 21 features compared side by side.
Lightweight WooCommerce product options plugin from Studio Wombat, with a free field builder and paid tiers for swatches, uploads, dates and formula pricing.
WP Desk's WooCommerce product fields plugin: 18 free field types including image and colour radios, with pricing, conditions and category rules in PRO.
Choose Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce if…
- You need edit options in cart and import / export options
- You want the more complete feature set (91/100 vs 87/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
- You weigh user ratings (4.8 vs 4.5 on WordPress.org)
Choose Flexible Product Fields if…
- Stores wanting free personalisation fields with visual choices, or a cheap upgrade for simple priced add-ons
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce includes 2 features that Flexible Product Fields lacks, including Edit options in cart and Import / export options. Both include 18 of the 21 features we track. 1 feature is not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce Flexible Product FieldsField types8/88/8
Free text, textarea, email and URL fields for personal messages or engraving.
Free text, textarea, email and URL fields.
Dropdowns and radio buttons are in the free version, each option can carry a price.
Free select, multi-select and radio fields.
Free checkbox groups for multi-select extras, plus a single true/false toggle.
Free checkbox and multi-checkbox fields.
Image, colour and text swatches (single or multi-select) are premium field types.
Free radio with images and radio with colours fields.
Single or multi-file upload fields are a premium feature.
File upload field is PRO only.
Date field in Pro; Extended adds disabled dates, weekdays and dynamic min/max.
Free has a time field; the date picker with date exclusions is PRO.
Free number field accepts whole or decimal values; image swatches with quantities need Extended.
Free number field.
Show or hide fields based on other values in free; 'contains' operators are Pro only.
PRO shows or hides fields based on other values with AND/OR rules.
Pricing4/44/4
Free version adds a flat fee per option (not quantity-based).
Fixed prices per field or option are PRO only.
Percentage-based fees are part of the premium pricing options.
PRO can price a field as a percentage of the product price.
Formula, per-character and lookup-table pricing in Pro; advanced functions need Extended.
No formulas; unit-based pricing via WP Desk's separate paid Flexible Quantity plugin.
Free plugin shows product total, options total and grand total under the fields.
Totals box under the fields reflects priced options, and pricing needs PRO.
Management & display8/96/9
Free groups apply to all products or a product list; category, tag and type rules are Pro.
PRO assigns groups to categories, tags or all products.
Groups can target a single product or list of products in the free version.
Free version assigns field groups to specific products.
Fields work on variable products for free, but targeting specific variations is Pro.
Fields for specific variations, loaded over AJAX, are PRO.
Selected options appear in cart, checkout and the admin order.
Values appear in cart, checkout, order summary and order edit screen.
Premium lets shoppers edit their selections from the cart page.
No cart editing in the feature list or documentation.
Export/import buttons on field groups are documented for the premium plugin.
No import/export of field groups; PRO can only duplicate groups.
Basic WPML/Polylang support in free changelog; full multilingual support is a premium feature.
Works with WPML, Polylang and Loco Translate; WPML guide in docs.
Free plugin declares HPOS (custom order tables) compatibility since 1.6.3.
HPOS support added in version 2.3.0 and declared in the plugin.
No block cart/checkout compatibility statement or declaration found.
Has a product-page block, but no Cart/Checkout blocks statement or declaration found.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Pro | £60 per year, 1 site |
| Extended | £79 per year, 1 site |
| Extended + Addons | £149 per year, 1 site |
| Pro (Lifetime) | £179 lifetime, 1 site |
| All Access Pass | £249 per year, 1 site |
Flexible Product Fields Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| PRO | $59 per year, 1 site |
| All Plugins Bundle | $99 per year, 1 site |
Downloads trend
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce
20,244 downloads last week
Flexible Product Fields
697 downloads last week
Verdict
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (91/100 against 87/100) and includes edit options in cart and import / export options that Flexible Product Fields does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce: paid version (Pro). Flexible Product Fields: not included. Premium lets shoppers edit their selections from the cart page.
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce: paid version (Pro). Flexible Product Fields: not included. Export/import buttons on field groups are documented for the premium plugin.
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Which is better, Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce or Flexible Product Fields?
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (91/100 against 87/100) and includes edit options in cart and import / export options that Flexible Product Fields does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce includes 20 of the 21 features we track, against 18 for Flexible Product Fields. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce free?
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at £60/yr.
Is Flexible Product Fields free?
Flexible Product Fields has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $59/yr.
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