WordPress plugin comparison

Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar vs SimplyBook.me

Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar

by Melograno Venture Studio

90K+ installs4.6

SimplyBook.me

by Really Simple Plugins

30K+ installs1.0

At a glance

Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar has more active installs: 90K+, against 30K+ for SimplyBook.me.
On a typical day, Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar is downloaded about 692 times, SimplyBook.me about 376.
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 796 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 29, 2026 for SimplyBook.me.
SimplyBook.me resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 86% for Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar has been around longer: since 2018, against 2024 for SimplyBook.me.

Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar	SimplyBook.me
Popular rank	#482	#1,023
Active installs	90K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	57.4K	16.3K
Rating	4.6(796)	1.0(1)
Support threads resolved	86%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.98	×0.59
Last release	13 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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