Booking Calendar vs Simply Schedule 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
Simply Schedule Appointments leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #707, ahead of Booking Calendar at #794. Simply Schedule Appointments has the largest install base, roughly 1.3× the next: 50K+ active installs against 40K+ for Booking Calendar. Downloads this week: Booking Calendar 42,218 and Simply Schedule Appointments 29,708. Ratings: Booking Calendar 4.7★ from 655 and Simply Schedule Appointments 5★ from 155 reviews.
| Metric | Booking Calendar | Simply Schedule Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #794 ▬ | #707 ▬ |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 42,218 | 29,708 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (655) | 5★ (155) |
| Last updated | Sep 13, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Current version | 11.8.1 | 1.6.12.27 |
| Best rank on record | #783 | #689 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2009 | May 2018 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 3 |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Booking Calendar or Simply Schedule Appointments?
By active installs, Simply Schedule Appointments: 50K+ sites run it against 40K+ for Booking Calendar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 15, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Booking Calendar or Simply Schedule Appointments?
Simply Schedule Appointments, at #707 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Booking Calendar at #794. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Booking Calendar or Simply Schedule 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.