WordPress plugin comparison
Booking Calendar vs GemBooking
At a glance
- Booking Calendar has more active installs: 40K+, against 200+ for GemBooking.
- On a typical day, Booking Calendar is downloaded about 729 times, GemBooking about 22.
- GemBooking is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 657 reviews.
- Booking Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for GemBooking.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Booking Calendar has been around longer: since 2009, against 2026 for GemBooking.
Line by line
Booking Calendar leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Booking Calendar |  GemBooking |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #801 | #12,496 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31.2K | 781 |
| Rating | 4.8(657) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.19 | ×0.88 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 11 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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