WordPress plugin comparison
ICS Calendar vs The Events Calendar
ICS Calendar
by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC
10K+ installs4.9
The Events Calendar
by Nexcess
600K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- The Events Calendar has more active installs: 600K+, against 10K+ for ICS Calendar.
- On a typical day, The Events Calendar is downloaded about 18,763 times, ICS Calendar about 759.
- ICS Calendar is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 72 reviews, against 4.2 from 2,464 reviews.
- The Events Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for ICS Calendar.
- ICS Calendar resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 85% for The Events Calendar.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- The Events Calendar has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for ICS Calendar.
Line by line
The Events Calendar leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | ICS Calendar | The Events Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,449 | #95 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 600K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 25.2K | 1.3M |
| Rating | 4.9(72) | 4.2(2.5K) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 85% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.02 | ×5.68 |
| Last release | 12 days ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- ICS Calendar vs Simple Calendar
- ICS Calendar vs WP Google Analytics Events
- ICS Calendar vs Site Kit by Google
- ICS Calendar vs Google for WooCommerce
- The Events Calendar vs Events Calendar for GeoDirectory
- The Events Calendar vs WP Event Manager
- The Events Calendar vs Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress
- The Events Calendar vs Events Calendar by FooEvents
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free