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Best WordPress Plugins for Bookings

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Bookings

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for bookings 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. Appointment Booking Plugin Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. Simply Schedule Appointments 89/100
  3. 3. Booking Calendar 89/100
  4. 4. Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar 87/100
  5. 5. SimplyBook.me 87/100
  6. 6. WP Travel Engine 87/100
  7. 7. Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System 86/100
  8. 8. WP Simple Booking Calendar 86/100
  9. 9. WP Booking System 86/100
  10. 10. Appointment Hour Booking 86/100
  11. 11. Fluent Booking 85/100
  12. 12. Five Star Restaurant Reservations 85/100
  13. 13. EMC 84/100
  14. 14. VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 84/100
  15. 15. EventPrime 84/100
1 Appointment Booking Plugin
Best overall Free by LatePoint

Appointment Booking Plugin

Appointment booking plugin for WordPress. Let clients self-schedule 24/7, accept payments at booking, and reduce no-shows, all from your WordPress sit …

4.9★
from 99 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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2 Simply Schedule Appointments
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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3 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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5 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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6 WP Travel Engine
Free by WP Travel Engine

WP Travel Engine

WP Travel Engine is the most popular tour and travel booking WordPress plugin. Used by over 20,000 travel agency websites.

4.9★
from 590 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
87

WPScore

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8 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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9 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 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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11 Fluent Booking
Free by WPManageNinja

Fluent Booking

The ultimate solution for booking appointments, meetings, webinars, events, sales calls, and more.

4.7★
from 43 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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12 Five Star Restaurant Reservations
Free by Rustaurius

Five Star Restaurant Reservations

Restaurant reservations made easy. Accept bookings online. Quickly confirm or reject reservations, send email notifications, set booking times and mor …

4.7★
from 211 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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13 EMC
Free by Simpma

EMC

Embed Calendly scheduling features in WordPress and optimize your booking flow with analytics, availability indicator, and conversion tools.

4.8★
from 13 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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15 EventPrime
Free by Metagauss

EventPrime

Modern Events Calendar plugin ❤️ for creating free or paid events. Supports Event Types, Bookings, Tickets, Venues, Performers, and a lot more.

4.5★
from 84 ratings
7k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
84

WPScore

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