Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Enable and manage bookings and tickets with Events Manager, pay for them with WooCommerce!
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| Metric | Events Manager | WooCommerce Memberships |
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| Rating | 1.6 ★ | ★ 4.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 8 | ★ 149 |
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| Pricing | ★ $79/year | $199/year |
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| Featured placements | — | 1 |
Based on the data on this page, WooCommerce Memberships is the stronger choice for most WooCommerce Marketplace merchants — 4.0★ vs Events Manager's 1.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. Pricing differs significantly: Events Manager at $79/year vs WooCommerce Memberships at $199/year (WooCommerce Memberships is roughly 2.5x the entry-tier cost of Events Manager). The pricier tier typically signals deeper feature coverage or higher capacity ceilings; confirm the gap matches your actual feature requirements before treating cost as the deciding factor. WooCommerce Memberships has the larger user base (149 reviews vs 8), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Events Manager's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to WooCommerce Memberships; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Events Manager's 8-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than WooCommerce Memberships's broader-but-shallower coverage. This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WooCommerce Marketplace listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Events Manager audit • WooCommerce Memberships audit
| Keyword | Events Manager | WooCommerce Memberships |
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| payment | Not ranked | #41 |
| form | Not ranked | #41 |
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Both Events Manager and WooCommerce Memberships offer paid plans only. Events Manager starts at $79/year; WooCommerce Memberships starts at $199/year. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
WooCommerce Memberships has the higher average rating (4.0★ from 149 reviews) compared to Events Manager (1.6★ from 8 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Events Manager fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; WooCommerce Memberships is the call if you need the higher-rated option. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WooCommerce Marketplace marketplace. WooCommerce Memberships has more onboarding documentation maturity (149 reviews vs 8), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Events Manager typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (8 reviews). WooCommerce Memberships aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (149 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Events Manager and WooCommerce Memberships both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Events Manager" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.