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LatePoint #7 in Booking Plugins
WP Booking System #5 in Booking Plugins

LatePoint vs WP Booking System (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: LatePoint at #7 and WP Booking System at #5. They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.

LatePoint

Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress

4.9 (99) 100,000+ active installs #7 in Booking Plugins

Appointment booking plugin for WordPress. Let clients self-schedule 24/7, accept payments at booking, and reduce no-shows, all from your WordPress sit …

WP Booking System

WP Booking System – Booking Calendar

4.9 (344) 10,000+ active installs #5 in Booking Plugins

The booking calendar plugin for WordPress. Get easy online booking with this lightweight and powerful booking calendar.

Who leads on what

They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most.

Booking Plugins ranking WP Booking System

WP Booking System ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #7 in Booking Plugins.

Users LatePoint

LatePoint has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 10,000+.

Rating Tie

Both are rated 4.9 out of 5 (99 and 344 reviews).

Reviews WP Booking System

WP Booking System has more reviews behind its score: 344 against 99.

Maintenance LatePoint

LatePoint was updated more recently, on September 2, 2026; WP Booking System on June 29, 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.

LatePoint

Pick LatePoint if you want the plugin more sites already run or you want the one shipping releases most recently.

WP Booking System

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

LatePoint vs WP Booking System side by side

LatePoint WP Booking System
Booking Plugins ranking #7 #5
Rating 4.9 4.9
Reviews 99 344
Active installs 100,000+ 10,000+
Total downloads 1,523,462 358,905
Downloads, last 30 days
Last updated Sep 2, 2026 Jun 29, 2026
First published Jan 29, 2025 Mar 5, 2014
Tested up to WordPress 7.1 7.0.4
Requires PHP 7.4 5.6
Pricing Free on WordPress.org Free on WordPress.org

30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.

LatePoint ratings

5★
95
4★
2
3★
0
2★
0
1★
2

WP Booking System ratings

5★
323
4★
8
3★
2
2★
5
1★
6

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

LatePoint vs WP Booking System: common questions

Is LatePoint better than WP Booking System?

They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. WP Booking System ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #7 in Booking Plugins.

Which has more users, LatePoint or WP Booking System?

WP Booking System ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #7 in Booking Plugins.

Which is rated higher, LatePoint or WP Booking System?

LatePoint has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 10,000+.

Are LatePoint and WP Booking System free?

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

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