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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Booking Calendar

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Booking Calendar

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for booking calendar comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Simply Schedule Appointments Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. Booking Calendar 89/100
  3. 3. SimplyBook.me 87/100
  4. 4. Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System 86/100
  5. 5. WP Simple Booking Calendar 86/100
  6. 6. Appointment Hour Booking 86/100
  7. 7. WP Booking System 86/100
  8. 8. FareHarbor for WordPress 83/100
  9. 9. Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling System 83/100
  10. 10. Booking Manager 82/100
  11. 11. WP Time Slots Booking Form 82/100
  12. 12. Date Picker For Contact Form 7 81/100
  13. 13. Hydra Booking 81/100
  14. 14. Timetics 81/100
  15. 15. Bookit 80/100
1 Simply Schedule Appointments
Best overall Free by NSquared

Simply Schedule Appointments

Unlimited appointments, booking calendars, and notifications. Powerful appointment booking plugin and booking system. Start scheduling for free today!

5★
from 155 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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2 Booking Calendar
Free by wpdevelop

Booking Calendar

WP Booking Calendar plugin for full-day bookings, time-slot appointments, rentals & events. Accept bookings and inquiries with flexible contact forms

4.7★
from 653 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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3 SimplyBook.me
Free by Really Simple Plugins

SimplyBook.me

Simply add a booking calendar to your site to schedule bookings, reservations, appointments and to collect payments.

4.5★
from 17 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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5 WP Simple Booking Calendar
Free by Roland Murg

WP Simple Booking Calendar

This booking calendar shows when something is booked or available. Use it to show when your holiday home is available for rent, for example.

4.8★
from 227 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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6 Appointment Hour Booking
Free by codepeople

Appointment Hour Booking

Appointment Hour Booking is a plugin for creating booking forms for appointments with a start time and a defined duration within a schedule.

4.9★
from 521 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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7 WP Booking System
Free by Roland Murg

WP Booking System

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

4.9★
from 343 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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10 Booking Manager
Free by wpdevelop

Booking Manager

Showing events listing from .ics feeds or sync bookings from different sources to your website

4★
from 2 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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13 Hydra Booking
Free by Themefic

Hydra Booking

A complete appointment scheduling and booking calendar for WordPress — integrates with WooCommerce, Google Calendar, Zoom, and more.

4.4★
from 9 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
81

WPScore

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14 Timetics
Free by Arraytics

Timetics

Appointment booking and scheduling plugin with online booking calendar, payments, reminders, and calendar sync.

4.6★
from 36 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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15 Bookit
Free by Nexcess

Bookit

Appointment booking and event calendar for WordPress. Services, staff, availability, shortcodes, and email notifications. Prevents double-booking.

3.8★
from 24 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

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