WordPress plugin comparison
Anton Featured Events Manager vs Simple Calendar
Anton Featured Events Manager
by Anthony Carbon
Fewer than 10 installs
Simple Calendar
by SimpleCalendar
50K+ installs3.8
At a glance
- Simple Calendar has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Anton Featured Events Manager.
- On a typical day, Simple Calendar is downloaded about 407 times, Anton Featured Events Manager about 2.
- Anton Featured Events Manager has no reviews yet.
- Simple Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Jun 1, 2019 for Anton Featured Events Manager.
- Simple Calendar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.0.31 for Anton Featured Events Manager.
- Simple Calendar has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Anton Featured Events Manager.
Line by line
Simple Calendar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Anton Featured Events Manager | Simple Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68,796 | #744 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 12.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.8(397) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.93 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.1 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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