10 Best The Events Calendar Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
The Events Calendar sits at #1 in the WordPress.org Event 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 The Events Calendar
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WP Event Manager
Closest matchWP 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.
#8 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 20,000+ installs against 600,000+, rated 4.0 against 4.2, last updated July 22, 2026.
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Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!
4.2 (548) 60,000+ active installsEvents calendar with bookings, scheduling, appointments, event registration, tickets, recurring events, and venue management.
#2 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 60,000+ installs against 600,000+, last updated 11 days ago.
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2.7 (13) 30,000+ active installsThe all in one Events Manager for WordPress: create and manage events, sell event tickets online easily. No Coding Required.
#7 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 30,000+ installs against 600,000+, last updated 16 days ago.
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The 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.
#9 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 600,000+, rated 4.7 against 4.2, last updated 20 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.
#10 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 7,000+ installs against 600,000+, rated 4.5 against 4.2, last updated 3 days ago.
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4.9 (212) 10,000+ active installsAdd The Events Calendar shortcode, Gutenberg block, or Events Widget Element (Bricks Builder) to show events listing on any WordPress page using smart …
#4 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 600,000+, rated 4.9 against 4.2, last updated 6 days ago.
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Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform
4.5 (24) 10,000+ active installsEasily manage events and sell tickets on your WordPress site. Sugar Calendar is easy-to-use, reliable, and exceptionally powerful. See for yourself.
#6 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 600,000+, last updated 14 days ago.
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4.5 (108) 10,000+ active installsThe Events Calendar Elementor widgets help you manage and display an upcoming events list with date, time, venue and event ticket booking details.
#5 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 600,000+, rated 4.5 against 4.2, last updated 6 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. 20,000+ installs against 600,000+, rated 4.7 against 4.2, last updated 3 days ago.
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4.8 (115) 3,000+ active installsDisplay Facebook events on your WordPress site with auto-updating feeds using Live Feed Builder or Events Importer. No API key needed.
Shares the calendar, events tags on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 600,000+, rated 4.8 against 4.2, last updated 21 days ago.
The Events Calendar 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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The Events Calendar vs WP Event Manager600,000+ vs 20,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.0
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The Events Calendar vs Events Manager600,000+ vs 60,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.2
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The Events Calendar vs WP Events Manager600,000+ vs 30,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 2.7
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The Events Calendar vs The Events Calendar Shortcode600,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.7
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The Events Calendar vs EventPrime600,000+ vs 7,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.5
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The Events Calendar vs Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar600,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.2 vs 4.9
Switching from The Events Calendar: common questions
What is the best alternative to The Events Calendar?
WP Event Manager is the closest match: it shares the Event Plugins top 10 with The Events Calendar and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.0 out of 5 rating.
Which The Events Calendar alternative has the most users?
Events Manager, with 60,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which The Events Calendar alternative is rated highest?
Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 212 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these The Events Calendar 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 The Events Calendar 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 The Events Calendar 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
WP Event Manager is the closest match to The Events Calendar by the data we track, and Events Manager has the widest reach with 60,000+ active installs. My Calendar 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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