WP Event Manager vs The Events Calendar

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

WP Event Manager

by WP Event Manager

Health A91

The Events Calendar

by Nexcess

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

WP Event Manager The Events Calendar

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	WP Event Manager	The Events Calendar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	A · 91	A · 91
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	91/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.00★	4.24★ ✓
Reviews	247	2,450 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	95/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	8.2K	830.8K ✓
Category	Booking & Events	Booking & Events

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

Release activity

WP Event Manager The Events 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.