WordPress plugin comparison

Event Tickets and Registration vs Events Manager

Event Tickets and Registration

by Nexcess

90K+ installs3.5

Events Manager

by Marcus (aka @msykes)

60K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Event Tickets and Registration has more active installs: 90K+, against 60K+ for Events Manager.
On a typical day, Event Tickets and Registration is downloaded about 3,532 times, Events Manager about 1,587.
Events Manager is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 551 reviews, against 3.5 from 236 reviews.
Events Manager was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 4, 2026 for Event Tickets and Registration.
Event Tickets and Registration resolves more of its support threads: 93% in the last two months, against 62% for Events Manager.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Events Manager has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Event Tickets and Registration.

Event Tickets and Registration leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Event Tickets and Registration	Events Manager
Popular rank	#493	#617
Active installs	90K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	237.1K	188.5K
Rating	3.5(236)	4.2(551)
Support threads resolved	93%	62%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.34	×3.15
Last release	5 days ago	5 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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