10 Best The Future Is Now Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
The Future Is Now 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 The Future Is Now
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Sugar Calendar
Closest matchSugar 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.
Shares the events tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 14 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.
Shares the events tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
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4.9 (82) 8,000+ active installsWith this lightweight plugin you can create an event list.
Shares the events tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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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 tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.8 (216) 8,000+ active installsModern Bulk Editor for Posts and Pages, create and edit hundreds of posts at once in a spreadsheet inside wp-admin. Search and quick edits.
Shares the events tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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ICS Calendar
Paid version available4.9 (72) 10,000+ active installsAdd the calendar you already use to any WordPress site! Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, iCloud and more… no API keys or complicated setup required.
Shares the events tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar
4.5 (165) 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. About 7 times the installs, last updated 4 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 events tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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Eventin – Event Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce
4.7 (397) 10,000+ active installsEvent calendar plugin for event registration, event tickets, bookings, RSVP, recurring and virtual events with WooCommerce and Zoom (AI-powered).
Shares the events tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 11 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.
Shares the events tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
Switching from The Future Is Now: common questions
What is the best alternative to The Future Is Now?
Sugar Calendar is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which The Future Is Now alternative has the most users?
Sugar Calendar, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which The Future Is Now 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 The Future Is Now 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 Future Is Now 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 Future Is Now 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
Sugar Calendar is the closest match to The Future Is Now by the data we track, and Sugar Calendar has the widest reach with 10,000+ 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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