WordPress plugin comparison
Booking Calendar vs Simply Schedule Appointments
At a glance
- Simply Schedule Appointments has more active installs: 50K+, against 40K+ for Booking Calendar.
- On a typical day, Booking Calendar is downloaded about 729 times, Simply Schedule Appointments about 607.
- Simply Schedule Appointments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 155 reviews, against 4.8 from 657 reviews.
- Simply Schedule Appointments was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 2, 2026 for Booking Calendar.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Booking Calendar has been around longer: since 2009, against 2018 for Simply Schedule Appointments.
Line by line
Simply Schedule Appointments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Booking Calendar |  Simply Schedule Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #801 | #720 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 30.5K | 81.6K |
| Rating | 4.8(657) | 5.0(155) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.19 | ×1.92 |
| Last release | 8 days ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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