EventON vs Sugar Calendar
Updated 11 Oct 2026. 20 features compared side by side.
Stylish events calendar sold as a $60 one-time licence with a free Lite edition, extended through paid add-ons for tickets, RSVP, seats and more.
Lightweight event calendar from Awesome Motive with Stripe ticketing in the free Lite version and paid plans for recurring events, venues and RSVP.
Choose EventON if…
- You need QR code check-in and seating charts
- You want the more complete feature set (94/100 vs 87/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose Sugar Calendar if…
- You weigh user ratings (4.5 vs 4.1 on WordPress.org)
EventON includes 2 features that Sugar Calendar lacks, including Seating charts and QR code check-in. Both include 18 of the 20 features we track.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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EventON Sugar CalendarCreating events6/66/6
Lite supports daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and custom repeats.
Daily, weekly, monthly and custom repeat rules in every paid plan.
Locations and organisers with archive pages in Lite; multiple organisers per event need Full.
Paid plans add reusable venues with Google Maps and speaker profiles; no separate organiser profiles.
Lite supports virtual events with attendance modes; Full adds Zoom OAuth and post-event content.
Create a Zoom meeting from the event editor; join link is sent to attendees.
Event categories and tags are included in Lite.
Multiple calendars act as categories, with tags for further filtering.
Action User add-on ($80/yr) adds front-end submissions with permission controls.
Community submissions via WPForms, Gravity Forms or Formidable, held for approval.
ICS Importer ($50/yr) and CSV Event Importer ($40/yr) add-ons; Lite only exports CSV/ICS.
Lite imports CSV/JSON and migrates The Events Calendar; ICS feed import is paid.
Calendar & display5/55/5
Lite has month, schedule, tile and live-now views; Full and add-ons add grid, weekly, daily, yearly.
Month, week and day calendar plus list, grid and plain event lists.
Location Google Maps with directions in Lite; Events Map add-on ($60/yr) shows all events on a map.
Google Maps on event pages in Lite (API key needed); venue maps in paid plans.
Lite has event search, sorting and filters; Full adds advanced search and Filters Plus add-on.
Calendar block can show a search field and calendar/tag filters.
Shortcode generator works in the block editor; Elementor widget listed among integrations.
Events Calendar and Events List blocks plus matching Elementor widgets.
Lite outputs Event schema and JSON-LD markup.
Outputs JSON-LD event data, including online events.
Tickets & attendees6/64/6
Event Tickets add-on ($120/yr) sells tickets; Lite only offers a basic PayPal option.
Stripe ticket sales in Lite with a 3% fee per order; fee removed from Plus.
RSVP Events add-on ($100/yr) collects names, emails and spaces.
RSVP add-on with capacity and guest counts; Lite can issue free tickets instead.
Event Tickets add-on sells tickets through the WooCommerce checkout.
Event Ticketing add-on sells tickets as WooCommerce products.
Seats add-on ($150/yr) provides interactive seating charts.
Ticket capacity limits only; no seat selection or seat maps.
QR Code ($30/yr) and Check-ins ($30/yr) add-ons handle ticket scanning.
Tickets have codes, but no QR scanning or check-in app is offered.
Attendee lists and check-in come with the Tickets or RSVP add-ons.
Tickets list with attendee details, editable answers and CSV export.
Engagement & integrations3/33/3
Lite adds Google Calendar and iCal links to events.
Lite adds calendar links and .ics files to emails; buttons on event pages are paid.
Ticket/RSVP confirmation emails come with those add-ons; Reminders add-on is $40/yr.
Receipts, ticket and registration emails, plus messages to all attendees.
Webhooks (EventON 4.2+) send triggers to Zapier and similar; Subscriber add-on syncs Mailchimp.
Zapier add-on from Plus; form plugin integrations in all paid plans.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
EventON Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| EventON Lite | Free per year, Unlimited |
| EventON Full | $60 lifetime, 1 site |
| Ticketing Bundle | $530 per year, 1 site |
| Calendar Views Bundle | $195 per year, 1 site |
Sugar Calendar Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Lite | Free per year, Unlimited |
| Basic | $99 per year, 1 site |
| Plus | $199 per year, 1 site |
| Pro | $399 per year, 3 sites |
| Elite | $599 per year, 10 sites |
Downloads trend
EventON
3,388 downloads last week
Sugar Calendar
2,895 downloads last week
Verdict
EventON scores higher on our feature checklist (94/100 against 87/100) and includes QR code check-in and seating charts that Sugar Calendar does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
EventON: via add-on. Sugar Calendar: not included. QR Code ($30/yr) and Check-ins ($30/yr) add-ons handle ticket scanning.
EventON: via add-on. Sugar Calendar: not included. Seats add-on ($150/yr) provides interactive seating charts.
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FAQ
Which is better, EventON or Sugar Calendar?
EventON scores higher on our feature checklist (94/100 against 87/100) and includes QR code check-in and seating charts that Sugar Calendar does not. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
EventON includes 20 of the 20 features we track, against 18 for Sugar Calendar. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is EventON free?
EventON has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $60 lifetime.
Is Sugar Calendar free?
Sugar Calendar has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $99/yr.
Feature data last changed 11 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to EventON or Sugar Calendar. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.