WordPress plugin comparison

Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar vs Simple Event Planner

Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar

by Cool Plugins

10K+ installs4.5

Simple Event Planner

by PressTigers

1K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Simple Event Planner.
On a typical day, Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar is downloaded about 257 times, Simple Event Planner about 25.
Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 108 reviews, against 4.3 from 23 reviews.
Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Sep 24, 2026 for Simple Event Planner.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Event Planner has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar.

Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar	Simple Event Planner
Popular rank	#1,594	#6,894
Active installs	10K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23.7K	427
Rating	4.5(108)	4.3(23)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.97	×0.58
Last release	1 day ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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