WordPress plugin comparison
Events Made Easy vs Simple Calendar
At a glance
- Simple Calendar has more active installs: 50K+, against 1K+ for Events Made Easy.
- On a typical day, Simple Calendar is downloaded about 407 times, Events Made Easy about 360.
- Events Made Easy is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 111 reviews, against 3.8 from 397 reviews.
- Events Made Easy was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Nov 4, 2026 for Simple Calendar.
- Events Made Easy resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Calendar.
- Events Made Easy is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Simple Calendar.
- Simple Calendar has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Events Made Easy.
Line by line
Events Made Easy leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Events Made Easy |  Simple Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,566 | #744 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.8K | 12.2K |
| Rating | 4.6(111) | 3.8(397) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.15 | ×0.93 |
| Last release | today | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 | 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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