Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… vs SimplyBook.me – Booking and… (2026)

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

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…

4.2(540)

70K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
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SimplyBook.me – Booking and…

SimplyBook.me – Booking and…

4.5(17)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, SimplyBook.me – Booking and… has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 17 reviews) while Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… leads in active installations (70K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… has accumulated 6.0M+ total downloads while SimplyBook.me – Booking and… has 118K+. SimplyBook.me – Booking and… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 6%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.2/5Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…4.5/5
Total Reviews
540Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…17
Active Installs
70K+Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…20K+
Total Downloads
6.0M+Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…118K+
Support Resolution
6%Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…100%
Last Updated
3 months agoEvents Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…1 month ago
First Released
2008Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…2024
Age
18 yearsEvents Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…2 years
WP Requires
6.1+Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…6.6+
PHP Requires
7.0+Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…7.4+
Business Model
FreeEvents Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…Free
Latest Version
7.2.3.1Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…
SimplyBook.me – Booking and…3.3.0

Rating Breakdown

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings…

4.2/5(540 reviews)
5
71%
4
7%
3
4%
2
6%
1
11%

SimplyBook.me – Booking and…

4.5/5(17 reviews)
5
88%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
12%

Recent Reviews

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… Reviews

by devhop

Calendar month picker breaks with non-English locales (fix inside)

The plugin is very powerful and flexible, but I ran into a critical issue with the calendar month picker when using a non-English locale (e.g. French). After an AJAX reload of the calendar, the sel

by schrotie

Free, feature-rich & costomizable

Best free feature set, very customizable, works great.

by westendwebdesign

Purchasing PRO not possible

I have a FREE version of the plug-in running on an active site. So far everything works fine, but now the customer decided to show past events as well. This feature is only available in the PRO versio

SimplyBook.me – Booking and… Reviews

by defotohoeve

Does not work with Complianz

Had some trouble getting it to work, but yet again Really Simple Plugins support was amazing. A bit harder to reach this time around, but a fix is a fix! This topic was modified 4 months ago b

by guerre64

Great, prompt support, with a straightforward solution

I have a Client whose website uses the SimplyBook system and plugin and when updating to the latest version (luckily on a staging site!!), the plugin crashed the site and had to be disabled. Jarno

by fischervlada

Plugin logs out with no reason, re-login didn’t work

Completely unprofessional support that makes excuses and does not solve the plugin problem. The plugin logs out on its own, notification emails are not delivered. We are losing money and reputation be

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… or SimplyBook.me – Booking and… more popular?
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… has 70K+ active installations while SimplyBook.me – Booking and… has 20K+. Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… or SimplyBook.me – Booking and…?
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… has a 4.2/5 rating from 540 reviews, while SimplyBook.me – Booking and… has a 4.5/5 rating from 17 reviews.
Are Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… and SimplyBook.me – Booking and… free?
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… is free and SimplyBook.me – Booking and… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… or SimplyBook.me – Booking and…?
As of April 2026, Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… has a 6% support resolution rate while SimplyBook.me – Booking and… has a 100% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings… was last updated 3 months ago and SimplyBook.me – Booking and… was last updated 1 month ago.

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