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Bookly #5 in Booking Plugins
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Bookly vs LatePoint (October 2026)

Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works

Both rank in the WordPress.org Booking Plugins top 10: Bookly at #5 and LatePoint at #6. LatePoint leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.

Bookly

Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly

4.4 (585) 60,000+ active installs #5 in Booking Plugins

Appointment booking system for WordPress — schedule appointments, manage calendars, send reminders, take payments. Start booking today!

LatePoint

Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress

4.9 (105) 100,000+ active installs #6 in Booking Plugins

Appointment scheduling & event booking plugin for WordPress. Let clients self-schedule 24/7, register for events, and pay at booking.

Who leads on what

LatePoint leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track.

Booking Plugins ranking Bookly

Bookly ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Booking Plugins.

Users LatePoint

LatePoint has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 60,000+.

Rating LatePoint

LatePoint is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 105 reviews, against 4.4 from 585 reviews.

Reviews Bookly

Bookly has more reviews behind its score: 585 against 105.

Maintenance LatePoint

LatePoint was updated more recently, on October 16, 2026; Bookly on October 13, 2026.

Momentum LatePoint

LatePoint was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 172,475 times against 118,818.

Which one to pick

Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.

Bookly

Pick Bookly if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them or you want the score backed by more reviews.

LatePoint

Pick LatePoint if you want the plugin more sites already run, the review score matters most to you, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.

Bookly vs LatePoint side by side

Bookly LatePoint
Booking Plugins ranking #5 #6
Rating 4.4 4.9
Reviews 585 105
Active installs 60,000+ 100,000+
Total downloads 4,090,824 1,743,751
Downloads, last 30 days 118,818 172,475
Last updated Oct 13, 2026 Oct 16, 2026
First published Oct 10, 2014 Jan 29, 2025
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 7.1.3
Requires PHP 5.3.7 7.4
Pricing Free on WordPress.org Free on WordPress.org

Downloads per day, last 48 days

Bookly: 153,439   LatePoint: 223,866
Bookly vs LatePoint downloads per day06.3k12.5k18.8k25kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22BooklyLatePoint

Bookly ratings

5★
468
4★
30
3★
19
2★
15
1★
53

LatePoint ratings

5★
101
4★
2
3★
0
2★
0
1★
2

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 Bookly nor LatePoint can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Booking Plugins top 10. Full methodology.

Bookly vs LatePoint: common questions

Is Bookly better than LatePoint?

LatePoint leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Bookly ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Booking Plugins.

Which has more users, Bookly or LatePoint?

Bookly ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #6 in Booking Plugins.

Which is rated higher, Bookly or LatePoint?

LatePoint has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 60,000+.

Are Bookly and LatePoint free?

Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Bookly may also sell a paid version or add-ons. LatePoint may also sell a paid version or add-ons.

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