WordPress plugin comparison
Event Espresso vs Simple Tickets
At a glance
- Event Espresso has more active installs: 500+, against 10+ for Simple Tickets.
- On a typical day, Event Espresso is downloaded about 41 times, Simple Tickets about 1.
- Simple Tickets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 136 reviews.
- Event Espresso was updated more recently: Sep 11, 2026, against Oct 31, 2020 for Simple Tickets.
- Event Espresso is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Simple Tickets.
- Event Espresso has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Simple Tickets.
Line by line
Event Espresso leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Event Espresso |  Simple Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,653 | #41,116 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 842 | 24 |
| Rating | 4.4(136) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.5.24 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.52 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 6 years 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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