Appointment Hour Booking vs Availability Datepicker (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 Availability Datepicker at #23. Appointment Hour Booking 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.
Availability Datepicker
Availability Datepicker – Booking Calendar for Contact Form 7 – Input WP
Availability datepicker & booking calendar for any form. Configure business hours, time slots, date overrides and a booking window.
Who leads on what
Appointment Hour Booking leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track.
Appointment Hour Booking ranks higher on WordPress.org: #9 against #23 in Booking Plugins.
Both report 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Appointment Hour Booking has 522, Availability Datepicker has 42. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Appointment Hour Booking has more reviews behind its score: 522 against 42.
Appointment Hour Booking was updated more recently, on September 4, 2026; Availability Datepicker on February 27, 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 you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Availability Datepicker
Availability Datepicker does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Appointment Hour Booking vs Availability Datepicker side by side
| Appointment Hour Booking | Availability Datepicker | |
|---|---|---|
| Booking Plugins ranking | #9 | #23 |
| Rating | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| Reviews | 522 | 42 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Total downloads | 3,645,905 | 281,647 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Sep 4, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| First published | Dec 9, 2017 | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 6.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
| 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
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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 Availability Datepicker can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Booking Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Appointment Hour Booking vs Availability Datepicker: common questions
Is Appointment Hour Booking better than Availability Datepicker?
Appointment Hour Booking leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Appointment Hour Booking ranks higher on WordPress.org: #9 against #23 in Booking Plugins.
Which has more users, Appointment Hour Booking or Availability Datepicker?
Appointment Hour Booking ranks higher on WordPress.org: #9 against #23 in Booking Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Appointment Hour Booking or Availability Datepicker?
Both report 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org.
Are Appointment Hour Booking and Availability Datepicker free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Appointment Hour Booking may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Availability Datepicker may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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