Appointment scheduling depth
Booking people into staff and service time slots is the core of Amelia, and it is excellent at it. If you schedule appointments more than you run events, Amelia fits.
Comparison
Eventonomy vs Amelia (2026)
Amelia is excellent at booking people into staff and service time slots. Eventonomy plays a different game: community events, RSVPs with waitlists, recurring series, and frontend submission, with blocks that inherit your theme instead of shortcodes.
Feature by feature
The side by side
| Feature | Eventonomy | Amelia |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Community events, RSVPs, and ticketing, built for events first | Appointment and service booking first; events are a secondary module |
| Price of entry | Free plugin; Pro from $99 per year (see store for current pricing) | Limited free version; full features on a paid license (verify current pricing) |
| RSVPs | Going, maybe, and no with guest counts and questions, free | Booking-based; the maybe / going RSVP model is not the focus |
| Waitlist | Free; capacity caps hand overflow to the waitlist | Waiting list exists, oriented around appointment slots |
| Recurring events | Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly series in the free plugin | Recurring support is strongest for appointments and services |
| Paid ticketing and gateways | Pro checkout via Stripe, PayPal, Square, Mollie, or WooCommerce, with door check-in | Payments via WooCommerce, Stripe, PayPal, and more, geared to bookings |
| Frontend submission | Free, with a member dashboard at /my-events/ | Customer booking forms; member-run event submission is not the focus |
| Output model | Native WordPress blocks that inherit your theme styles | Shortcodes and page-builder widgets |
| Data architecture | 9 custom tables, REST-first, Interactivity API blocks | Custom tables with a modern admin; output via shortcodes and widgets |
| Translations | Ships with 6 languages plus RTL support | Translation-ready with multilingual support |
Amelia details reflect their public free and paid lineup as of July 2026 and can change. Verify current packaging and pricing on their site.
Credit where due
Where Amelia wins
A comparison you can trust names the other side's real strengths. Here are theirs.
Service business tooling
Employee calendars, per-service durations, and Google or Outlook sync suit salons, clinics, and consultants running a booking desk.
Polished booking wizard
Its step-by-step booking flow is mature and well designed, tuned over years for service purchases.
The verdict
Who should pick which
Pick Eventonomy if
- You run community events and RSVPs, not staff appointments.
- You want native WordPress blocks that inherit your theme, not shortcodes and builder widgets.
- Frontend event submission and a member dashboard matter to you.
- You want a free starting point with RSVPs and waitlists included.
Pick Amelia if
- Your core need is appointment or service booking with staff and time slots.
- You want a mature booking wizard for a service business.
- You already run Amelia for scheduling and want events in the same tool.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is Amelia an events plugin or a booking plugin?
Amelia is primarily an appointment and service booking plugin that also offers an events module. Eventonomy is built for community events, RSVPs, and ticketing from the ground up, with a member dashboard and frontend submission.
Which is better for selling event tickets?
Both take payments. Eventonomy Pro checks out through Stripe, PayPal, Square, Mollie, or WooCommerce with tax, fees, and coupons built for events, plus door check-in and a commission ledger. The Amelia payment flow is oriented around appointment bookings.
Does Amelia have a free version?
Amelia offers a limited free version, with full features on a paid license. Verify current packaging on their site. Eventonomy starts free with RSVPs, waitlists, recurring events, and frontend submission included.
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Try the side Eventonomy argues for
Recurring events, RSVPs, waitlists, and frontend submission are free. Pro starts at $99 per year when you sell tickets.