Events Manager vs Video Conferencing with Zoom
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| Feature | Events Manager v7.4.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Video Conferencing with Zoom v4.6.12 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 60,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | October 2, 2026 |
| Editions | Events Manager · Events Manager Pro ($) | Video Conferencing with Zoom · Video Conferencing with Zoom PRO add-on (vczapi-pro) ($) |
| Pros | Calendar, list and map shortcodes and blocks; Recurring events and location pages in the free core; Works with BuddyPress, bbPress and Yoast SEO | Manage Zoom meetings, webinars and users from wp-admin; Shortcodes, Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets for listings; Join-in-browser and recordings views |
| Cons | Paid tickets, payments and timeslots need Events Manager Pro; Large feature set with many admin screens to learn | Needs Zoom API credentials and a Zoom account; Recurring meetings, registrations and webhooks require the PRO add-on; Depends on the external Zoom API and Zoom Web SDK |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | events_calendar shortcode, events_list shortcode, locations_map shortcode, events_gcal shortcode for Google Calendar, Recurring event series post type, Opt-in EU right of withdrawal form, Timeslots, which need Events Manager Pro ($) | Create, edit and delete Zoom meetings from wp-admin, Zoom webinar scheduling and listing, Shortcodes for meetings, webinars and recordings, Gutenberg blocks for meeting lists and join pages, Elementor widgets, Join meetings in the browser without the Zoom app, Recurring meetings and webinars display ($), Meeting registration links ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, BuddyPress, bbPress | Elementor, vczapi-pro PRO add-on ($) |
| Other | Expo push notification service, GitHub (MCP adapter release lookup), WordPress.org plugin directory | Zoom API, Zoom Web SDK |
| Requires WordPress | 6.1 | 6.0.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 8.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | plugins.svn.wordpress.org, ps.w.org, exp.host, api.github.com | api.zoom.us, source.zoom.us |
| Blocks | 4 | 7 |
| Shortcodes | 27 | 6 |