The Events Calendar review
A capable WordPress event toolkit with ticketing, check-in, hybrid support, and seating.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
The Events Calendar is a WordPress event management plugin for businesses, venues, agencies, universities, nonprofits, and independent organizers. It combines calendars, recurring events, event filters, ticket sales, RSVPs, attendee management, community submissions, and support for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Its free plugin covers core calendar functionality, while paid plans extend the product into registration, ticketing, check-in, communications, and seating.
Pricing follows three annual plans. Essentials costs $259 per year and adds unlimited events, tickets, and RSVPs; seven calendar views; event filters; ticket sales through Stripe, PayPal, and Square; virtual and hybrid events; and attendee management with reports. Pro costs $399 per year and adds no ticket commission fees, WooCommerce ticket sales, custom registration forms, QR codes, a check-in app, and event importing. Elite costs $599 per year and adds a custom seating map builder, assigned seating, seat selection, email promotion campaigns, scheduled and triggered emails, and audience segmentation. The free plan makes the core calendar accessible, while paid tiers suit organizers that need transactions, attendee workflows, or event communications.
Its integration range supports common event workflows across payments, commerce, video, calendars, and automation, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Zapier, Eventbrite, Meetup, Google Calendar, and iCal. The product is a strong fit for WordPress organizations that need a calendar-led event operation with ticketing and onsite check-in. It is less suitable for teams seeking attendee-app or exhibitor capabilities, or a broader event-management system centered beyond the WordPress ecosystem.
The Events Calendar pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Seven calendar views, recurring events, filters, and hybrid event support
- Ticket sales, RSVPs, registration forms, reports, and QR-code check-in
- Stripe, PayPal, Square, WooCommerce, video, and automation integrations
- Where it doesn't
- No attendee-app capabilities
- No exhibitor capabilities
- Advanced features require annual paid plans
The Events Calendar fact sheet, pricing and score →
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