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Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly
It handles your schedule perfectly but your budget might feel the squeeze.
HealthyDeclining
78/100
Users appreciate the reliable scheduling and support despite the high cost of add-ons.
Active installs
~75,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 70k+
Rating
4.4★
569 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-6%
Declining
490 → 463 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -6% in the last year
490/day a year ago→463/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayBookly is well-regarded as a comprehensive and flexible appointment booking plugin for WordPress, trusted by a range of service businesses, though advanced functionality comes at a significant additional cost through paid add-ons.
What people like
- +Reliable long-term performance with little to no issues reported over extended use×3
- +Responsive and effective support team, resolving issues quickly×3
- +High level of customization for the booking form, including steps, fields, and design
- +Handles complex scheduling setups such as multi-staff and multi-location scenarios
- +Includes core features out of the box: calendar management, automated reminders, and payment integrations
- +Free version is functional and useful as a starting point
Common complaints
- −Many advanced features require paid add-ons, which can significantly increase the total cost
- −Setup can feel complex and overwhelming for beginners
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.95★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 29%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-12-112025-09-072026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 569 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-19★★★★★bien pas de critiqueroudsonmedine1-shot
- 2026-05-05★★★★★Excellent Supportmedsclinic1-shot
- 2026-04-29★★★★★Bookly Review: A Powerful Appointment Booking Solution for WordPressorenziv
- 2026-04-29★★★★★Excellent booking systemstistko1-shot
- 2026-04-28★★★★★Best Customer SupportAhsan Waqas
- 2026-04-27★★★★★Fonctionne très bien !pariscoiff
- 2026-04-15★★★★★Excelente plugin y soporte inmejorablegansado59
- 2026-04-13★★★★★Quick and timely responsethecrash74
- 2026-04-08★★★★★Usefulipublivoro
- 2026-03-31★★★★★Usefull to startdotiniano
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
357
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
428
Prior 7-day baseline
320
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
7,447
Mean release-day peak (30d)
4,083
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-16.6%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
11%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.53
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
98%
5★ share in analyzed sample
29%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+50%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.97 → 4.95★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered