Koalendar – Easy Appointment Scheduling & Booking Plugin vs TicketPayGo Lite

Koalendar is a WordPress booking and appointment scheduling plugin that lets visitors book meetings, services, and appointments directly from your website. It removes the back and forth emails and manual coordination by syncing bookings automatically with your calendar. Built for WordPress users, Koalendar is easy to install, simple to configure, and works out of the box for individuals and small teams. It keeps availability up to date, prevents double bookings, and helps you turn any WordPress site into a complete online booking system in just minutes, with a Free Forever plan to get started. See Koalendar in action Watch how easy it is to set up and start accepting bookings on your WordPress website: Top Features WordPress booking and appointment scheduling plugin Unlimited booking pages and appointments Calendar sync with Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCloud Accept online payments for services and appointments Personalized booking pages that match your website design Multiple appointment types with custom durations Group bookings and classes with attendee limits Smart availability rules, buffers, and time off Team scheduling with shared and round robin availability Automated booking confirmations and reminders Easy embedding using WordPress blocks, shortcodes, or widgets Perfect for Koalendar is designed for small businesses, professionals, and teams who need a reliable scheduling system: Consultants and freelancers Coaches, tutors, and educators Agencies and remote teams Service based businesses Sales teams booking meetings and demos Anyone who needs an online scheduling calendar on their WordPress website Integrations Koalendar integrates seamlessly with the tools you already use, so your online booking system, calendar, and business workflows stay perfectly aligned. This allows you to manage appointments, meetings, and services without manual updates or double bookings. Calendar integrations with Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCloud to keep availability accurate in real time Video meeting integrations with Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, automatically generating meeting links for online appointments Payment integrations with Stripe, allowing clients to pay when they book an appointment or service Automation platforms such as Zapier, Make, n8n, and Pabbly to connect Koalendar with hundreds of apps and automate follow ups or internal workflows WordPress friendly setup, plus productivity tools like a Chrome extension for quickly sharing booking links Personalized Booking Pages Create clean, professional booking pages that match your brand and website design. Your visitors can make an appointment without leaving your website. Customize colors and layout Share a direct booking link or embed on any page Works with WordPress blocks, shortcodes, or widgets Optimized for desktop and mobile users Smart Availability and Calendar Sync Koalendar connects to all your existing calendars to keep your schedule accurate at all times. Sync with Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCloud Prevent double bookings automatically Set working hours, buffers, and time off Control availability per meeting or service Team Collaboration Built for teams that need shared scheduling. Schedule meetings with multiple team members Round robin and collective availability options Each team member connects their own calendar Perfect for agencies and growing small businesses Multiple Services and Appointment Types Koalendar lets you create multiple services and appointment types within a single booking system, each with its own duration, availability, and rules. This makes it easy to offer different kinds of meetings or services on your WordPress website without juggling multiple calendars or tools. Visitors simply choose the service they need and book an appointment online that fits your schedule. For example, a service based business such as a wellness studio, repair service, or local professional can create appointment types like initial visits, recurring services, or premium sessions, each with its own time length and booking rules, making it easy for customers to schedule the right service directly from the website. Group Bookings and Classes Koalendar makes it easy to manage group bookings and classes directly from your WordPress website. You can allow multiple attendees to book the same session, set participant limits, and keep everything organized in one scheduling system. This is ideal for workshops, coaching programs, fitness or wellness classes, and training sessions, where multiple people need to book the same time slot while you stay in control of capacity and availability. Custom Automations and Reminders (included in PRO plan) Send personalized confirmation and reminder emails before each appointment or meeting. This helps keep clients informed, reduces no shows, and saves time spent on manual follow ups. Custom Booking Forms (included in PRO plan) Collect additional information at the time of booking, such as contact details, service preferences, or special requests. This is especially useful for service businesses that need context before an appointment. Payments (included in PRO plan) Accept online payments for appointments and services directly through your booking system. Charge for consultations, classes, or sessions in advance to simplify billing and secure bookings before they happen. Backlog updates Here are some recent product updates: Appointment types (services): list multiple services directly on your booking page, each with its own price and duration Multiple and recurring bookings: invitees can book multiple dates, or set up recurring bookings, in a single flow Booking durations in hours or days: configure event durations using hours or days New booking page editor: redesigned editor for faster page creation and updates Koalendar available in Spanish and French File upload: collect files with the Google Drive integration Stripe Checkout: offer more payment methods and collect taxes Gmail integration: send booking emails from your own address New integrations: Zapier and Telegram Apple Pay and Google Pay supported automatically on supported devices and browsers

TicketPayGo Lite is a WordPress plugin for selling event tickets and bookable time slots online. Keep 100% of your ticket revenue – no per-ticket fees or commissions. Create events, sell tickets with PayPal, and manage attendees – all from your WordPress dashboard. 🎨 Now with Elementor Integration! Drag-and-drop Event Card, Events Grid, Event Calendar, and (in the full version) Theater Card widgets directly in Elementor. View Live Demo | Get TicketPayGo Full Key Features Elementor Widgets – Drag-and-drop Event Card, Events Grid, and Event Calendar widgets for Elementor page builder Unlimited Events – Create as many events as you need with title, description, location, and featured image PayPal Integration – Accept payments securely via PayPal (or run free events) Responsive Design – Beautiful event cards and booking forms that work on any device Calendar View – Display events in an interactive FullCalendar with month, week, and list views Email Confirmations – Send customizable order confirmation emails to attendees Quick Checkout – Customers complete their purchase in one step directly inside the ticket modal WP-Admin Check-in – Manually check in attendees from your WordPress dashboard by searching order numbers Order Management – View and manage ticket orders with status tracking Customization – Brand your event cards and emails with custom colors Shortcodes – Easily embed events and calendars anywhere on your site OpenStreetMap – Integrated maps for event locations Elementor Widgets TicketPayGo Lite automatically detects Elementor and adds custom widgets to your Elementor panel: Event Card – Display a single event with booking functionality Events Grid – Show multiple events in a customizable grid or list layout Event Calendar – Display all events in an interactive FullCalendar with month, week, day, and list views Simply drag the widgets from the “TicketPayGo Lite” category in Elementor and configure them visually! Shortcodes [ticketpaygo_lite_event id="123"] – Display a single event card and booking form [ticketpaygo_lite_events limit="10" layout="grid"] – Display a list of upcoming events [ticketpaygo_lite_calendar] – Display the interactive events calendar Need More Features? Upgrade to TicketPayGo Full for professional features: QR Code Check-in – Scan tickets instantly with any phone camera. No app installation needed AI Event Description Writer – Generate compelling event descriptions and email copy instantly with built-in AI. No API key required Coupon & Promo Codes – Create percentage or fixed-amount discount codes with usage limits and per-event tracking Visual Email Builder – Design confirmation emails visually: customise layout, colours, logo, and content without touching code Ticket Transfer – Let customers transfer their ticket to someone else directly from the confirmation email PDF Invoices – Auto-attach a professional PDF invoice to every confirmation email, with B2B company and VAT fields (free add-on) Webhooks / Zapier / Make.com – Trigger automations in 5,000+ apps on every order, check-in, or cancellation (free add-on) Multiple Ticket Types – Create different ticket tiers (VIP, Early Bird, General Admission) QR Code Tickets – Automatically generate scannable QR codes for every ticket Web QR Scanner – Fast check-in using any device with a camera, no app needed Apple Wallet & Google Wallet – Let customers add tickets directly to Apple Wallet (iPhone) or Google Wallet (Android) Recurring Events – Set up daily, weekly, or monthly repeating events Theater Card Elementor Widget – Display events in a stylish theater layout with square image and title below Booking & Time Slots – Sell courses, classes, and bookable experiences with a horizontal date picker and available time slots Seats per Ticket – Group tickets like “Duo” or “Family” can count as multiple seats against slot capacity Sell at the Door – Register walk-in buyers and take cash payments from the QR scanner app, or let customers pay via QR code Advanced Analytics – Detailed reports on sales, revenue, and attendance Stripe & Mollie Payments – Accept payments via Stripe and Mollie in addition to PayPal Multi-Scanner Support – Run multiple scanners at different entrances with real-time sync Customer Portal – Let attendees manage, view, and transfer their tickets online Waitlist Management – Collect waitlist sign-ups when sold out and auto-convert when spots open (add-on) Event Badges – Generate printable QR-coded name badges for business events and conferences (add-on) Priority Support – Get faster help from the TicketPayGo team External Services This plugin connects to the following third-party services: PayPal When PayPal is configured as a payment gateway, this plugin connects to PayPal’s API to process payments. What it’s used for: Processing ticket purchases and payment transactions. Data sent: Order details including total amount, currency, and order reference. Customer billing information is collected by PayPal directly on their secure checkout page. When data is sent: When a customer initiates a ticket purchase and selects PayPal as the payment method, and when verifying/capturing payment completion. Service URLs: – Production: https://api-m.paypal.com – Sandbox (testing): https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com Legal: – PayPal Terms of Service – PayPal Privacy Policy OpenStreetMap This plugin uses OpenStreetMap for displaying event location maps and for geocoding addresses. What it’s used for: Displaying interactive maps showing event locations on event pages, and converting addresses to geographic coordinates. Data sent: – For map display: Geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) of event locations are embedded in map URLs. – For geocoding: Address text entered by administrators when creating events. When data is sent: – Map embeds load when visitors view an event page with a location. – Geocoding requests are made when administrators search for or verify event addresses in the admin panel. Service URLs: – Map tiles: https://www.openstreetmap.org – Geocoding API: https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org Legal: – OpenStreetMap Terms of Use – OpenStreetMap Privacy Policy – Nominatim Usage Policy