WordPress plugin comparison

Content Scheduler vs Simply Schedule Appointments

Content Scheduler

by Paul Kaiser

200+ installs2.4

Simply Schedule Appointments

by NSquared

50K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simply Schedule Appointments has more active installs: 50K+, against 200+ for Content Scheduler.
On a typical day, Simply Schedule Appointments is downloaded about 767 times, Content Scheduler about 5.
Simply Schedule Appointments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 155 reviews, against 2.4 from 8 reviews.
Simply Schedule Appointments was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Dec 26, 2014 for Content Scheduler.
Simply Schedule Appointments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.0 for Content Scheduler.
Content Scheduler has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Simply Schedule Appointments.

Simply Schedule Appointments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Scheduler	Simply Schedule Appointments
Popular rank	#11,618	#721
Active installs	200+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	113	82.1K
Rating	2.4(8)	5.0(155)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.1.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.92
Last release	12 years ago	today
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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