PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin vs Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform
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
Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,581, ahead of PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin at #20,897. Over the last 7 days Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform climbed 33 places and PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin slipped 232 places. Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform has the largest install base, roughly 200× the next: 10K+ active installs against 50+ for PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin. Downloads this week: Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 2,918 and PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin 57.
| Metric | PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin | Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #20,897 ▼ 232 | #1,581 ▲ 33 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 57 | 2,918 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.5★ (24) |
| Last updated | Aug 13, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.17 | 3.16.0 |
| Best rank on record | #19,997 | #1,581 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2026 | Oct 2012 |
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, PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin or Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform?
By active installs, Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform: 10K+ sites run it against 50+ for PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 27, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin or Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform?
Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform, at #1,581 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin at #20,897. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin or Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 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.