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The Events Calendar alternatives
The best The Events Calendar alternatives in team communication tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Sep 1, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to The Events Calendar? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in team communication tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, The Events Calendar shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 0.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About The Events Calendar
The Events Calendar runs a disciplined maintenance train across its whole plugin suite.
The Events Calendar is a mature WordPress events and ticketing suite spanning several plugins — the core calendar, Event Tickets, Filter Bar, Community, and Pro add-ons. The recent release stream is almost entirely maintenance: bug fixes, translation updates, accessibility work, and payment-gateway handling for PayPal, Square, and Stripe. Development is spread evenly across the plugin family rather than concentrated in one flagship.
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Top 12 alternatives to The Events Calendar
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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respond.io is widening the inbox again after landing Copilot and metered AI credits.
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Slack raises the Marketplace bar back to ten installs while the agent platform consolidates.
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Zoho retells Cliq 7.0 as an AI story, and lets customers pick whose model tells it.
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Rocket.Chat finishes the 8.8 calling work while the licence wall for SSO gets a date.
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Bandwidth sells trust in the call, and self-service everywhere it used to sell tickets.
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The final v1.x release slipped by one patch, but the v2 deadline stands.
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SCIM v2 lands in the Enterprise tier, opening a provisioning surface beside the protocol work.
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Chatwoot is building the controls around Captain while voice grows into a full channel.
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Salesmsg is turning its AI agents from talkers into record-keepers that update the CRM themselves.
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Misskey deleted its bundled machine-learning stack and made moderation someone else's service to run.
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Zoho Mail is turning the inbox into a workspace and selling it through AWS
The Events Calendar vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Events Calendar (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | wordpresseventsticketing | — |
| Twilio | 8.8 | 1 | messaging-compliancedeliverabilityfraud-prevention | Functions Classic is being deprecated and existing Functions (Classic) are moving to the new Functions |
| Respond.io | 7.5 | 0 | omnichannel-inboxmessaging-channelsai-agents | — |
| Slack | 6.3 | 1 | agentsmcpdeveloper-platform | Announcing Slack Code |
| Zoho Cliq | 6.3 | 1 | team-chatzoho-suiteai-agents | Cliq 7.0: Built to fit the way you work |
| Rocket.Chat | 6.3 | 1 | team-chatvoice-callingscreen-sharing | 8.8.0-rc.0: LDAP/SAML go Premium in 9.0, forced private-room E2EE |
| Bandwidth | 6.3 | 1 | cpaasmessaging10dlc | Identity Presentation – Beta |
| Apprise | 6.3 | 1 | notificationsmajor-versiondeprecation | Last release of the v1.x line — pin before v2 breaks |
| Stalwart | 6.3 | 1 | mail serverscimidentity provisioning | SCIM v2 provisioning lands in the Enterprise tier |
| Chatwoot | 6.3 | 0 | ai-agentcaptainvoice | — |
| Salesmsg | 6.3 | 0 | conversational aisms marketingvoice agents | Collect More Reviews and Turn Every Rating Into an Opportunity |
| Misskey | 6.3 | 0 | fediverseself-hostingdependency-shedding | NSFW detection moves out of core to an external service |
| Zoho Mail | 6.3 | 0 | business-emailworkspace-consolidationenterprise-admin | Introducing Web Tabs in Zoho Mail: Keep the websites you need right where you work |
The 12 best The Events Calendar alternatives, in depth
1. Twilio · velocity 8.8
Twilio keeps absorbing the plumbing customers used to run themselves — certificates, migrations, consent state.
Over the last 30 days Twilio shipped 1 meaningful update vs The Events Calendar's 0, most recently “Functions Classic is being deprecated and existing Functions (Classic) are moving to the new Functions”. Its velocity score of 8.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Twilio focuses on messaging compliance, deliverability and fraud prevention.
Over the last 30 days Twilio has been shipping faster than The Events Calendar — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Twilio trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Twilio →
2. Respond.io · velocity 7.5
Respond.io is widening the inbox again after landing Copilot and metered AI credits.
Its velocity score of 7.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Respond.io focuses on omnichannel inbox, messaging channels and ai agents.
Respond.io and The Events Calendar have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Respond.io trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Respond.io →
3. Slack · velocity 6.3
Slack raises the Marketplace bar back to ten installs while the agent platform consolidates.
Over the last 30 days Slack shipped 1 meaningful update vs The Events Calendar's 0, most recently “Announcing Slack Code”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Slack focuses on agents, mcp and developer platform.
Over the last 30 days Slack has been shipping faster than The Events Calendar — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Slack trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Slack →
4. Zoho Cliq · velocity 6.3
Zoho retells Cliq 7.0 as an AI story, and lets customers pick whose model tells it.
Over the last 30 days Zoho Cliq shipped 1 meaningful update vs The Events Calendar's 0, most recently “Cliq 7.0: Built to fit the way you work”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Zoho Cliq focuses on team chat, zoho suite and ai agents.
Over the last 30 days Zoho Cliq has been shipping faster than The Events Calendar — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Zoho Cliq trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Zoho Cliq →
5. Rocket.Chat · velocity 6.3
Rocket.Chat finishes the 8.8 calling work while the licence wall for SSO gets a date.
Over the last 30 days Rocket.Chat shipped 1 meaningful update vs The Events Calendar's 0, most recently “8.8.0-rc.0: LDAP/SAML go Premium in 9.0, forced private-room E2EE”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Rocket.Chat focuses on team chat, voice calling and screen sharing.
Over the last 30 days Rocket.Chat has been shipping faster than The Events Calendar — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Rocket.Chat trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Rocket.Chat →
6. Bandwidth · velocity 6.3
Bandwidth sells trust in the call, and self-service everywhere it used to sell tickets.
Over the last 30 days Bandwidth shipped 1 meaningful update vs The Events Calendar's 0, most recently “Identity Presentation – Beta”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Bandwidth focuses on cpaas, messaging and 10dlc.
Over the last 30 days Bandwidth has been shipping faster than The Events Calendar — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Bandwidth trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Bandwidth →
7. Apprise · velocity 6.3
The final v1.x release slipped by one patch, but the v2 deadline stands.
Over the last 30 days Apprise shipped 1 meaningful update vs The Events Calendar's 0, most recently “Last release of the v1.x line — pin before v2 breaks”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Apprise focuses on notifications, major version and deprecation.
Over the last 30 days Apprise has been shipping faster than The Events Calendar — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Apprise trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Apprise →
8. Stalwart · velocity 6.3
SCIM v2 lands in the Enterprise tier, opening a provisioning surface beside the protocol work.
Over the last 30 days Stalwart shipped 1 meaningful update vs The Events Calendar's 0, most recently “SCIM v2 provisioning lands in the Enterprise tier”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Stalwart focuses on mail server, scim and identity provisioning.
Over the last 30 days Stalwart has been shipping faster than The Events Calendar — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Stalwart trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Stalwart →
9. Chatwoot · velocity 6.3
Chatwoot is building the controls around Captain while voice grows into a full channel.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Chatwoot focuses on ai agent, captain and voice.
Chatwoot and The Events Calendar have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Chatwoot trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Chatwoot →
10. Salesmsg · velocity 6.3
Salesmsg is turning its AI agents from talkers into record-keepers that update the CRM themselves.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Collect More Reviews and Turn Every Rating Into an Opportunity”.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Salesmsg focuses on conversational ai, sms marketing and voice agents.
Salesmsg and The Events Calendar have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Salesmsg trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Salesmsg →
11. Misskey · velocity 6.3
Misskey deleted its bundled machine-learning stack and made moderation someone else's service to run.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “NSFW detection moves out of core to an external service”.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Misskey focuses on fediverse, self hosting and dependency shedding.
Misskey and The Events Calendar have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Misskey trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Misskey →
12. Zoho Mail · velocity 6.3
Zoho Mail is turning the inbox into a workspace and selling it through AWS.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Introducing Web Tabs in Zoho Mail: Keep the websites you need right where you work”.
Where The Events Calendar leans on wordpress, events and ticketing, Zoho Mail focuses on business email, workspace consolidation and enterprise admin.
Zoho Mail and The Events Calendar have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Zoho Mail trajectory → · Compare The Events Calendar vs Zoho Mail →
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to The Events Calendar?
The top The Events Calendar alternatives we currently track in team communication tools are Twilio, Respond.io, Slack, Zoho Cliq, Rocket.Chat, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of The Events Calendar alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare The Events Calendar directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with The Events Calendar" link to a side-by-side /compare page.