WordPress plugin comparison

Appointment Booking Calendar vs Availability Datepicker

Appointment Booking Calendar

by codepeople

1K+ installs4.2

Availability Datepicker

by inputwp

10K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Availability Datepicker has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Appointment Booking Calendar.
On a typical day, Appointment Booking Calendar is downloaded about 103 times, Availability Datepicker about 65.
Appointment Booking Calendar is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 92 reviews, against 4.1 from 42 reviews.
Appointment Booking Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Feb 27, 2026 for Availability Datepicker.
Appointment Booking Calendar resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Availability Datepicker.
Appointment Booking Calendar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Availability Datepicker.
Appointment Booking Calendar has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Availability Datepicker.

Appointment Booking Calendar leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Appointment Booking Calendar	Availability Datepicker
Popular rank	#6,151	#1,441
Active installs	1K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.4K	2K
Rating	4.2(92)	4.1(42)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.68	×0.60
Last release	2 days ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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