Booking Calendar vs ReservIT Hotel Widget
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| Feature | Booking Calendar v11.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | ReservIT Hotel Widget v4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40,000+ | 300+ |
| Last updated | October 11, 2026 | May 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Booking Calendar · Booking Calendar Pro ($) | ReservIT Hotel Widget |
| Pros | Full-day, time-slot and appointment bookings in one plugin; Booking and inquiry forms with email notices; Elementor widget and WooCommerce compatibility | Shows the best rate next to booking-site prices; Widget, shortcode and floating button options; Settings screen in French and English |
| Cons | Large plugin with many admin screens to learn; Newer resource and service catalog needs the Pro edition; Payment gateways are not in the free code | Needs a Reservit account and hotel ID; Prices load from Reservit's servers in the visitor's browser; Not useful for hotels outside the Reservit service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Calendar and booking form shortcodes, Import of Google Calendar feeds into availability, Elementor booking form widget controls, Services and providers catalog (Pro-compatible resources) ($), Dashboard What's New page after activation | Best price sidebar widget, reservit_best_price shortcode, Floating best-rate button, Button style and icon settings, Reservit ID and hotel ID settings |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, Polylang, WPML | — |
| Other | Google Calendar (iCal feed import) | Reservit booking service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | wpbookingcalendar.com | secure.reservit.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 10 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 3 | — |