WordPress plugin comparison
Appointment Hour Booking vs The Events Calendar
At a glance
- The Events Calendar has more active installs: 600K+, against 10K+ for Appointment Hour Booking.
- On a typical day, The Events Calendar is downloaded about 18,763 times, Appointment Hour Booking about 338.
- Appointment Hour Booking is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 524 reviews, against 4.2 from 2,464 reviews.
- Appointment Hour Booking was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 5, 2026 for The Events Calendar.
- Appointment Hour Booking resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 85% for The Events Calendar.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- The Events Calendar has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Appointment Hour Booking.
Line by line
The Events Calendar leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Appointment Hour Booking |  The Events Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,653 | #95 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 600K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37.5K | 1.3M |
| Rating | 4.9(524) | 4.2(2.5K) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 85% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.38 | ×5.68 |
| Last release | 1 day ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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