WordPress plugin comparison

Publish to Schedule vs Simply Schedule Appointments

Publish to Schedule

by alexbenfica

3K+ installs4.3

Simply Schedule Appointments

by NSquared

50K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simply Schedule Appointments has more active installs: 50K+, against 3K+ for Publish to Schedule.
On a typical day, Simply Schedule Appointments is downloaded about 767 times, Publish to Schedule about 54.
Simply Schedule Appointments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 155 reviews, against 4.3 from 23 reviews.
Simply Schedule Appointments was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Dec 4, 2025 for Publish to Schedule.
Simply Schedule Appointments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Publish to Schedule.
Publish to Schedule has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Simply Schedule Appointments.

Simply Schedule Appointments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Publish to Schedule	Simply Schedule Appointments
Popular rank	#4,137	#721
Active installs	3K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.2K	82.1K
Rating	4.3(23)	5.0(155)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.45	×1.92
Last release	11 months ago	today
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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