Appointment Hour Booking vs Booking Calendar (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Booking Plugins top 10: Appointment Hour Booking at #9 and Booking Calendar at #1. Booking Calendar leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Appointment Hour Booking
Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar
Appointment Hour Booking is a plugin for creating booking forms for appointments with a start time and a defined duration within a schedule.
Booking Calendar
WP Booking Calendar plugin for full-day bookings, time-slot appointments, rentals & events. Accept bookings and inquiries with flexible contact forms
Who leads on what
Booking Calendar leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track.
Booking Calendar ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Booking Plugins.
Booking Calendar has more users: 40,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Appointment Hour Booking is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 522 reviews, against 4.7 from 655 reviews.
Booking Calendar has more reviews behind its score: 655 against 522.
Appointment Hour Booking was updated more recently, on September 4, 2026; Booking Calendar on August 31, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Appointment Hour Booking
Pick Appointment Hour Booking if the review score matters most to you or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Booking Calendar
Pick Booking Calendar if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run or you want the score backed by more reviews.
Appointment Hour Booking vs Booking Calendar side by side
| Appointment Hour Booking | Booking Calendar | |
|---|---|---|
| Booking Plugins ranking | #9 | #1 |
| Rating | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Reviews | 522 | 655 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Total downloads | 3,645,905 | 5,267,769 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Sep 4, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| First published | Dec 9, 2017 | Aug 15, 2009 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Appointment Hour Booking ratings
Booking Calendar ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Appointment Hour Booking nor Booking Calendar can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Booking Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Appointment Hour Booking vs Booking Calendar: common questions
Is Appointment Hour Booking better than Booking Calendar?
Booking Calendar leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Booking Calendar ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Booking Plugins.
Which has more users, Appointment Hour Booking or Booking Calendar?
Booking Calendar ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Booking Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Appointment Hour Booking or Booking Calendar?
Booking Calendar has more users: 40,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Are Appointment Hour Booking and Booking Calendar free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Appointment Hour Booking may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Booking Calendar may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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