The Events Calendar vs Video Conferencing with Zoom
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| Feature | The Events Calendar v6.18.2 · 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 | 600,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 2, 2026 |
| Editions | The Events Calendar · Events Calendar Pro ($) · Event Aggregator ($) | Video Conferencing with Zoom · Video Conferencing with Zoom PRO add-on (vczapi-pro) ($) |
| Pros | Core calendar with venues, organisers and iCal export included; Works with Elementor, Yoast SEO and WPML; Zapier automation hooks included in the free plugin | Manage Zoom meetings, webinars and users from wp-admin; Shortcodes, Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets for listings; Join-in-browser and recordings views |
| Cons | Recurring events, ticketing and automatic imports need paid add-ons; Event Aggregator import needs a licence key; Large plugin with many modules, so setup takes time | Needs Zoom API credentials and a Zoom account; Recurring meetings, registrations and webhooks require the PRO add-on; Depends on the external Zoom API and Zoom Web SDK |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | iCal export of events, Venues and organisers as linked posts, Embedded maps for event venues, Zapier automation, Event Aggregator imports ($) | 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 | Elementor, Yoast SEO, WPML, Divi | Elementor, vczapi-pro PRO add-on ($) |
| Other | Zapier, Google Maps | Zoom API, Zoom Web SDK |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | 6.0.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | maps.google.com, maps.googleapis.com, theeventscalendar.com, api.telegram.org, maker.ifttt.com, api.sendgrid.com, licensing.nexcess.com, software.liquidweb.com, herald.nexcess.com, licensing.stellarwp.com, app.trustedlogin.com | api.zoom.us, source.zoom.us |
| Blocks | — | 7 |
| Shortcodes | — | 6 |