HappenBoard vs SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,051, ahead of HappenBoard at #69,523. Over the last 7 days SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar slipped 37 places and HappenBoard slipped 13,088 places. Downloads this week: SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 12,792 and HappenBoard 21.
| Metric | HappenBoard | SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #69,523 ▼ 13088 | #1,051 ▼ 37 |
| Active installs | — | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 21 | 12,792 |
| Rating | no ratings | 1★ (1) |
| Last updated | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.1.0 | 3.5.0 |
| Best rank on record | #47,213 | #1,011 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2026 | Apr 2024 |
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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, HappenBoard or SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar?
SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar, at #1,051 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with HappenBoard at #69,523. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are HappenBoard or SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
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.