Booking Calendar vs Easy Appointments
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
At a glance
Booking Calendar leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #802, ahead of Easy Appointments at #1,620. Over the last 7 days Booking Calendar climbed 2 places and Easy Appointments climbed 2 places. Booking Calendar has the largest install base, roughly 4× the next: 40K+ active installs against 10K+ for Easy Appointments. Downloads this week: Booking Calendar 5,967 and Easy Appointments 3,043. Ratings: Booking Calendar 4.8★ from 657 and Easy Appointments 4.3★ from 131 reviews.
| Metric | Booking Calendar | Easy Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #802 ▲ 2 | #1,620 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 5,967 | 3,043 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (657) | 4.3★ (131) |
| Last updated | Oct 11, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 11.9.1 | 4.0.4 |
| Best rank on record | #783 | #1,603 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2009 | May 2015 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Booking Calendar or Easy Appointments?
By active installs, Booking Calendar: 40K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Easy Appointments, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Booking Calendar or Easy Appointments?
Booking Calendar, at #802 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Easy Appointments at #1,620. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Booking Calendar or Easy Appointments alternatives to each other?
Yes. All of them are booking plugins, so a site would normally run one of them. The figures above show which one more WordPress sites choose and how that has changed over time.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.