Booking Calendar vs Booqable
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| Feature | Booking Calendar v11.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Booqable Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 11, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Booking Calendar · Booking Calendar Pro ($) | — |
| Pros | Full-day, time-slot and appointment bookings in one plugin; Booking and inquiry forms with email notices; Elementor widget and WooCommerce compatibility | — |
| Cons | Large plugin with many admin screens to learn; Newer resource and service catalog needs the Pro edition; Payment gateways are not in the free code | — |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Calendar and booking form shortcodes, Import of Google Calendar feeds into availability, Elementor booking form widget controls, Services and providers catalog (Pro-compatible resources) ($), Dashboard What's New page after activation | — |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Polylang, WPML | — |
| Other | Google Calendar (iCal feed import) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | — |
| External services | wpbookingcalendar.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 10 | — |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |