The Events Calendar Pro is the paid upgrade to The Events Calendar, a WordPress events plugin. Venues, organizations and communities use it to publish calendars, recurring events and sell tickets. If you only need part of it, you can get a focused plugin built for your own site and pay once.
The Events Calendar Pro: $399 a year (Pro (includes ticketing)).
Your own plugin on Pluginora: from $9 once, with 5 free changes. Try it first for $1.
What The Events Calendar Pro does
- Recurring events
- Multiple calendar views and filters
- Ticket sales and RSVPs
- Virtual and hybrid events
- Attendee management
- Event importing
Free version: Yes, The Events Calendar on WordPress.org.
What you can build instead
A Pluginora plugin does one job for your site. For The Events Calendar Pro, that could be:
- Simple event list
- Upcoming events widget
- One recurring schedule
A small custom plugin would not replace a full events platform with ticketing and imports.
Related plugins you can build:
Cost over 3 years
| The Events Calendar Pro | Your own plugin | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $399 | From $9 |
| Year 2 | $399 | $0 |
| Year 3 | $399 | $0 |
| 3-year total | $1,197 | From $9 |
When The Events Calendar Pro is the better choice
- You publish many events with recurring schedules
- You sell tickets with attendee check-in
- You want imports and multiple calendar views
When your own plugin makes more sense
- You use one or two of its features, not the whole package.
- You would rather pay once than renew every year.
- You want it to work exactly the way your site needs, and to change it on request.
How to get your own
- Describe it. For example: “Show my next 5 events from a custom post type in the sidebar with date and location.”
- See the plan and price. Ora replies with what it will build and a fixed price. Nothing is built until you approve.
- Try it for $1. Test it on a practice site for 7 days, then keep it and pay the rest once.
Questions
Is there a free alternative to The Events Calendar Pro?
Yes, The Events Calendar on WordPress.org. Free plugins from other makers may cover part of it. A Pluginora plugin costs from $9 once and does exactly the job you describe.
How much does The Events Calendar Pro cost?
It costs $399 a year (Pro (includes ticketing)), as listed on liquidweb.com on 20 October 2026. Renews annually. Prices change, so check their pricing page.
Will my own plugin do everything The Events Calendar Pro does?
No. A small custom plugin would not replace a full events platform with ticketing and imports. It does the focused job you describe, built for your site.
Does Pluginora copy The Events Calendar Pro?
No. Ora builds a new plugin from your description. It does not copy any code, text or design from The Events Calendar Pro or any other product.
Can I try it before I pay the full price?
Yes. For $1, Ora builds your plugin and you test it on a private practice site for 7 days, with 2 changes. If you keep it, the $1 comes off the price.
Product names are trademarks of their owners. Pluginora is not affiliated with or endorsed by Liquid Web. The name The Events Calendar Pro is used only to describe the product being compared.