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Best Meta Box alternatives

7 wordpress custom fields plugins compared with Meta Box on features, pricing and WordPress.org stats.

1

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

Developers and agencies who want the most widely supported custom fields framework and will pay for PRO when they need repeaters, flexible layouts or custom blocks.

− Lacks Custom database tables, Page builder dynamic data $49/yr
90feature scorevs Meta Box
2

Pods

Developers who want a free, all-in-one content modelling framework with relationships and custom table storage.

− Lacks Flexible content layouts $49/yr
89feature scorevs Meta Box
3

Secure Custom Fields

Developers and site owners who want ACF-style custom fields, including repeaters and flexible layouts, completely free.

− Lacks Custom database tables, Listings & views without code Free
88feature scorevs Meta Box
4

JetEngine

Agencies and designers building directories, listings and other dynamic sites with Elementor, Bricks or the block editor.

− Lacks Flexible content layouts $75/yr
91feature scorevs Meta Box
6

Toolset

Existing Toolset users and no-code teams that want fields, templates, forms and access rules from a single vendor.

− Lacks Flexible content layouts, Options & settings pages €69/yr
75feature scorevs Meta Box
7

Custom Post Type UI

Sites that only need custom post types and taxonomies registered through a UI, alongside a separate fields plugin.

− Lacks Visual field group builder, Wide range of field types $99
26feature scorevs Meta Box

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