10 Best Events Manager Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Events Manager sits at #1 in the WordPress.org Booking Plugins ranking. 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 Manager
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Eventin
Closest matchEventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce
4.7 (409) 10,000+ active installsEvents calendar plugin for event registration, event tickets, bookings, RSVP, recurring and virtual events with WooCommerce and Zoom (AI-powered).
#10 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 60,000+, rated 4.7 against 4.2, last updated 6 days ago.
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WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce
4.0 (249) 20,000+ active installsLightweight, scalable and full-featured event listings & management plugin for managing events & tickets from the Frontend and Backend.
#7 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. About a third of the installs, rated 4.0 against 4.2, last updated July 22, 2026.
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Amelia
Paid version availableBooking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia
4.6 (790) 90,000+ active installsAmelia is a powerful booking plugin for appointments and events. Manage scheduling, calendars, and availability with an all-in-one booking system.
#2 in the WordPress.org Booking Plugins ranking. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.2, last updated 3 days ago.
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Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar
4.5 (167) 7,000+ active installsSell event tickets with WooCommerce. Event registration, recurring events, RSVP, attendee management & event calendar — free.
Shares the events tag on WordPress.org. 7,000+ installs against 60,000+, rated 4.5 against 4.2, last updated today.
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Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress
4.9 (105) 100,000+ active installsAppointment scheduling & event booking plugin for WordPress. Let clients self-schedule 24/7, register for events, and pay at booking.
#6 in the WordPress.org Booking Plugins ranking. About 1.7 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.2, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.2 (2,459) 600,000+ active installsThe Events Calendar: #1 calendar plugin for WordPress. Create/manage events (virtual too!) on your site with the free plugin.
#1 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. About 10 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution
4.7 (46) 20,000+ active installsThe ultimate solution for booking appointments, meetings, webinars, events, sales calls, and more.
#4 in the WordPress.org Booking Plugins ranking. About a third of the installs, last updated 28 days ago.
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SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar
1.0 (1) 30,000+ active installsSimply add a booking calendar to your site to schedule bookings, reservations, appointments and to collect payments.
#10 in the WordPress.org Booking Plugins ranking. About half the installs, last updated 23 days ago.
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My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager
4.7 (159) 20,000+ active installsAccessible WordPress event calendar plugin. Manage single or recurring events, event venues, and display your calendar anywhere on your site.
#3 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. About a third of the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.2, last updated 2 days ago.
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Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly
4.4 (585) 60,000+ active installsAppointment booking system for WordPress — schedule appointments, manage calendars, send reminders, take payments. Start booking today!
#5 in the WordPress.org Booking Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, rated 4.4 against 4.2, last updated 9 days ago.
Events Manager against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Events Manager vs Eventin60,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.7
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Events Manager vs WP Event Manager60,000+ vs 20,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.0
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Events Manager vs Amelia60,000+ vs 90,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.6
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Events Manager vs Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce60,000+ vs 7,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.5
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Events Manager vs LatePoint60,000+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.9
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Events Manager vs The Events Calendar60,000+ vs 600,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.2
Switching from Events Manager: common questions
What is the best alternative to Events Manager?
Eventin is the closest match: it shares the Event Plugins top 10 with Events Manager and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Events Manager alternative has the most users?
The Events Calendar, with 600,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Events Manager alternative is rated highest?
LatePoint, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 105 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Events Manager 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 Manager 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 Manager 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
Eventin is the closest match to Events Manager by the data we track, and The Events Calendar has the widest reach with 600,000+ active installs. Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce shipped the most recent release, on October 22, 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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