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EventsCalendar.co Events Calendar vs Sugar Calendar

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Sugar Calendar and EventsCalendar.co Events Calendar are close on health (A · 86 vs B · 84). Sugar Calendar has the stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

EventsCalendar.co Events Calendar moved up one install band, 70+ to 80+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric EventsCalendar.co Events Calendar Sugar Calendar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 80–90 10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. 70+ → 80+ ✓ Stable
Overall health B · 84 A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 76/100 82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.1★ 4.3★ ✓
Reviews 2 24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 87/100 96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 29d ago 2d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 358 32.6K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +116% +34%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 6.3% ✓ 3.5%
Category Booking & Events Booking & Events

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

EventsCalendar.co Events CalendarSugar Calendar

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.