WordPress plugin comparison

8 Degree Availability Calendar vs Scheduling Plugin

8 Degree Availability Calendar

by 8Degree Themes

200+ installs3.0

Scheduling Plugin

by Start Booking Team

500+ installs3.7

At a glance

Scheduling Plugin has more active installs: 500+, against 200+ for 8 Degree Availability Calendar.
On a typical day, Scheduling Plugin is downloaded about 70 times, 8 Degree Availability Calendar about 4.
Scheduling Plugin is rated higher: 3.7 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 3.0 from 7 reviews.
Scheduling Plugin was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Aug 10, 2018 for 8 Degree Availability Calendar.
Scheduling Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for 8 Degree Availability Calendar.
8 Degree Availability Calendar has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Scheduling Plugin.

Scheduling Plugin leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	8 Degree Availability Calendar	Scheduling Plugin
Popular rank	#12,274	#8,999
Active installs	200+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	73	3.1K
Rating	3.0(7)	3.7(17)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.48
Last release	8 years ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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