10 Best Events Maker Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Events Maker has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Events Maker
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The Events Calendar Shortcode
Closest matchThe Events Calendar Shortcode & Block
4.7 (101) 10,000+ active installsAdd shortcode, block and Elementor widget functionality to The Events Calendar Plugin, so you can easily list and promote your events anywhere.
Shares the calendar, Event, events tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
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Event Calendar – Calendar
4.7 (107) 2,000+ active installsEvent Calendar plugin created for showing your events. Event Calendar is the best if you want to be original on your website.
Shares the calendar, Event, events tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since July 2, 2025.
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Pie Calendar – Events Calendar Made Simple
4.7 (24) 1,000+ active installsEvents calendar - the simple way. Easily display any WordPress post as an event on a flexible front-end calendar. Supports any post type.
Shares the calendar, Event, events tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated May 13, 2026.
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Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin
5.0 (103) 7,000+ active installsCollect and manage event registrations with customizable forms, attendee management, and email templates. Start collecting registrations in minutes.
Shares the events, RSVP tags on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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RSVP and Event Management
Paid version available4.4 (58) 3,000+ active installsSimple Event Registration & RSVP Management for WordPress
Shares the calendar, RSVP tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 24 days ago.
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4.2 (2,453) 600,000+ active installsThe Events Calendar: #1 calendar plugin for WordPress. Create/manage events (virtual too!) on your site with the free plugin.
Shares the calendar, Event, events tags on WordPress.org. About 600 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce
4.0 (248) 20,000+ active installsLightweight, scalable and full-featured event listings & management plugin for managing events & tickets from the Frontend and Backend.
Shares the calendar, Event, events tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated July 22, 2026.
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4.9 (82) 8,000+ active installsWith this lightweight plugin you can create an event list.
Shares the Event, events tags on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI
4.5 (84) 7,000+ active installsAI Events Calendar plugin for creating free or paid events. Supports Event Types, Bookings, Tickets, Venues, Performers, AI abilities, and a lot more.
Shares the Event, events tags on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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4.2 (20) 2,000+ active installsEvents Calendar for Google implements google calender to your wordpress website using different style and layouts. Get connected to your audience usin …
Shares the Event, events tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated December 30, 2025.
Switching from Events Maker: common questions
What is the best alternative to Events Maker?
The Events Calendar Shortcode is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Events Maker alternative has the most users?
The Events Calendar, with 600,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Events Maker alternative is rated highest?
Registrations for the Events Calendar, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 103 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Events Maker alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Events Maker score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Events Maker on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
The Events Calendar Shortcode is the closest match to Events Maker by the data we track, and The Events Calendar has the widest reach with 600,000+ active installs. EventPrime shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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