# Sugar Calendar Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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Sugar Calendar

4.3 (16)

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Last updated April 21st, 2026

# Reviews of Sugar Calendar

Ease of use

4.6

Customer Service

4.5

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Jeff B.  
Maintenance Technician II  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great Calendar Plugin "

April 8, 2020

5.0

Overall I’ve found sugar calendar to be a robust plugin that’s well maintained and offers everything you would need for a Wordpress plugin like this.

Pros

Overall use of this plugin is extremely user friendly. The simplicity of creating events, adding details, and more make this an amazing plugin.

Cons

I wish the front end view as displayed on a live page was a little more styled, especially the lists view.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 21, 2020

Thanks so much for the generous review Jeff!

RC

Riabilitazione C.  
Finance Manager  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Selective and Useful Approach for Time Management and Scheduling"

May 6, 2024

5.0

Pros

Sugar Calendar gives the exact appointment to the right person, and all the reminders are well set.

Cons

Sugar Calendar has a defined way of creating solutions.

Review Source

DW

David W.  
Creative Director  
Design  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Please remove me from updates and future payments"

March 31, 2020

3.0

Please remove me from updates and future payments. I tried the plugin, paid for it initially but it didn't fit the intended project and I used another calendar plugin instead. I thought Sugar Calendar could be used for another client, however I haven't used it. Not knocking your product, which looks good – it just haven't had a need to use it. I was surprised to get a bill from you for an annual licence, but I can see it's been 12 months since my purchase. So I guess, fair enough. But I don't want to pay for any future licence extensions etc. What I found frustrating was I couldn't log into your website to manage my account. Please remove my card details and don't take any more money from me. If I do have a use for it, I will renew my licence at that point.

Pros

Looks nice. Good interface and easy to use.

Cons

It didn't fit with the project I was working on at the time.

Reason for choosing Sugar Calendar

I didn't. I used EventOn which suited the website project much better on this occasion. Not because it's a free plugin, but because it just looked right for the musician site I was building.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 7, 2020

Hi David, it appears that our support team provided you with a refund immediately after your request as you were within our 30-day refund window. You mentioned that you had difficulty with logging in on our site to cancel your subscription. We've revamped our website and now it's easier than ever. We also noticed that you had never reached out for support before your refund request. Since we were able to provide you with a refund, any chance you'd reconsider our 1 out of 5 stars for Customer Support? If you have a more suitable project for Sugar Calendar in the future, we'll always be here!

SH

Steven H.  
Developer/Designer  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Longtime user with wishes in waiting"

April 6, 2020

4.0

Very good. When I have a question, I am always heard.

Pros

Excellent people behind the product starting with Pippin and continuing with the expanded team as Sand Hills. Functionally, I love how I can implement multiple calendars in a variety of ways using taxonomies and shortcodes to build a fairly robust system on my clients' websites.

Cons

Always have a wish or two in waiting, don't we all? I wish I could duplicate events and that I had more control over the specific content that displays in various views and in archives. I also wish, there were a way to select the nth Weekday of the Month for repeating events.

Reason for choosing Sugar Calendar

Excellent support and consistent performance.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 13, 2020

Hello Steven. Thanks for using Sugar Calendar and leaving a review here. We will take those wishes you listed on Cons and see what we can do. Thanks! Regarding selecting the 'nth' day for repeating events, be on the lookout for the soon-to-be-released Advanced Recurring add-on. I'm pretty sure that will take care of your needs. Here is a preview - https://sugarcalendar.com/preview-of-the-upcoming-advanced-recurring-add-on/

GP

Gregory P.  
President  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Product, Great Value"

April 6, 2020

5.0

Pros

We found Sugar Calendar just by browsing WP add ons. It has come in very handy for our clients as it's easy to implement and very easy for them to use even if they aren't technical.

Cons

No real issues but we always encourage more features.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 13, 2020

Hello Gregory. We are glad you found us. Thanks for using Sugar Calendar and for helping the WordPress community with your review. We hear you! Lots of add-ons - more features - are in the works. We are excited.

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Student  
Biotechnology  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Simple but awesome calendar plugin."

July 14, 2021

5.0

This plugin is very helpfull who doesn't want any hassle in their websites. Highly recommendable.

Pros

It's a easy to use plugin which at the same time does It's job done very well. Adding event is very straightforward and simple.

Cons

It's look could be a little more dynamic and modern. Adding some more interesting features may make it stand out.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

July 20, 2021

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to write us a review! We recently launched Advanced Recurring for Sugar Calendar that could be useful as well. We appreciate the feedback!

VA

Vanessa A.  
blogger  
Writing and Editing  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "easy to use"

April 1, 2020

5.0

I like Sugar Calander. I use it for my blog. it's nice to be able to click on a day and see previous posts without having to search for them. It also allows my readers to see previous posts by day.

Pros

installs quickly. allows you to create events. helps keep your site organizes allows you to add a calander to see the day's events or posts for you site.

Cons

For me, the calender was easy to use. I don't have any events so I'm not faiilar with the set up.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 12, 2020

Hi Vanessa, thanks for the review! We appreciate the feedback, let us know if you ever need any help.

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "I bought Sugar Calendar for it's potential much more than what it can do now"

April 1, 2020

4.0

Simple, clean product with much more to come in the future, I hope.

Pros

I liked its simplicity first and foremost.

Cons

It's missing a lot of features that you can get from The Events Calendar, but I also wanted some kind of hook into Woocommerce and EDD.

Reason for choosing Sugar Calendar

Tbh, it's Pippin's / Sandhill's reputation that made me choose Sugar Calendar over The Events Calendar. I haven't seen as much as I'd like to in regards to continuous development, but it's being up-kept and works well.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 13, 2020

Hello. Thanks for using Sugar Calendar and for your review. We have been striving to keep the plugin simple and lightweight compared to others. That said, we have lots of add-ons planned and in the works right now. We hope this will take care of most or all of those extra features you're looking for.

JD

Jenn D.  
Manager, Web Content  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Using Sugar Calendar to support many initiatives across our web ecosystem"

April 7, 2020

3.0

Other than my issue with the documentation and not finding a resolution to problems, it's not a bad tool. Easy to use and embed into a web page. It works.

Pros

It's super easy to use/add events and embed into a web page. It looks decent also, for default.

Cons

I have no idea to this day if we are able to add the same event to multiple calendars. The documentation provided on your website honestly made me feel like I made a giant mistake. The documentation is seriously lacking and I never did find a solution. If we can't add an event to multiple calendars, then, yep, I wasted money and will have to switch to a new product soon.

Reason for choosing Sugar Calendar

We manage close to 400 websites. The fact I could pay a one time fee and use the calendar across all properties ... you can't beat that!

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 13, 2020

Hello Jenn. Thank you for using Sugar Calendar and for reviewing it here for the benefit of others. We will work harder on documentation. It's likely you can use categories, and specifying which categories to display on the front-end via shortcode to achieve what you need. - https://docs.sugarcalendar.com/article/458-displaying-the-calendar Unless I am misunderstanding you. Feel free to contact us. - https://sugarcalendar.com/support/

KE

Karen E.  
Owner  
Design  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "I have several client who really dig this plugin."

March 31, 2020

4.0

it's intuitive, and very user friendly

Pros

I love that the learning curve to use the calendar is so low. Even my non-tech clients can get their heads around it.

Cons

I wish it was a little more robust, but it serves what the clients are using it for very well.

Reason for choosing Sugar Calendar

It was easy to customize. I am a web designer, so I am not sure it would be easy for John Doe public, but it was easy for me.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 9, 2020

Hi Karen, thanks for the review. We appreciate your feedback and we're glad that we're able to help you and your clients. We've got a few add-ons on the way so keep your eyes open!

PO

Paul O.  
Sole proprietor  
Internet  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Good calendar for ministries"

April 8, 2020

4.0

A good way for the ministry that retains me to have a calendar of all of their upcoming events.

Pros

This was ready to set up and to explain to my clients how to use it.

Cons

There doesn't seem to be a way to generate a list of upcoming events to place on the home page.

Reason for choosing Sugar Calendar

Better price, better value, and I know and trust the people behind it.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 13, 2020

Hi Paul. Thank you for using Sugar Calendar and helping others by reviewing it here. We hope it continues to be useful for you and your clients. You should be able to list upcoming events on the home page with our shortcodes, barring some oddity with the website theme. Check out this Doc - https://docs.sugarcalendar.com/article/1955-event-list-shortcode

BO

Brian O.  
Owner  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Why I love Sugar Calendar"

April 9, 2020

4.0

Simple and easy to setup and run.

Pros

Well put together... Covers things from top to bottom

Cons

It would be nice to create re-occuring events... to create events that have links to WooCommerce products linked, such as booking tables for each event... But... All in all? I love the software so no complaints. More like Feature Requests.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 21, 2020

Thanks so much for the feedback Brian! And you can expect many more features to come, including some related to your needs before long.

JK

Jim K.  
CEO  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Sugar Calendar does all that I need."

March 31, 2020

5.0

Great! I have never had a problem with it, and support has been responsive when I had questions.

Pros

Easy to install, simple to configure. It looks great on my WordPress theme.

Cons

Nothing that I can think of. Sugar Calendar has met or exceeded all of my needs.

Reason for choosing Sugar Calendar

n/a

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 8, 2020

Hi Jim, thanks for the review and we appreciate the feedback. We've got some new add-ons coming soon. So keep your eye out!

DS

Darren S.  
Web Developer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great WordPress Calendar Plugin"

April 13, 2020

5.0

Great, I had one issue with the date format for the UK. I asked the developer if there was a way to change it via a filter and there was but they went further and built a way to change it into the admin ui in the next release.

Pros

Fast to work with and worked how I thought it would. It was easy to tweak with CSS and worked well with Beaver Builder and Themer.

Cons

Not as feature rich as the market leader.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 21, 2020

Thanks so much for the review Darren! Good news: We're actively working on ticketing right now so stay tuned!

TB

Tim B.  
Owner  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Well structured calendar"

March 31, 2020

3.0

Pros

Smart database structure and easy to customize template structure.

Cons

Recurring task functionality is limited.

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 5, 2020

Hi Tim, thanks for writing a review! We are aware of the limitations of recurring events but we are making significant improvements. Look for more extensions soon!

JC

Joshua C.  
Physician  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great program that's easy to use"

April 18, 2020

5.0

Pros

Sugar calendar is an overall great plugin that's easy to use, looks clean and was so easy to implement. Im so used to programs having a steep learning curve before I can truly use the program to its fullest potential, this is not the case for sugar calendar

Cons

No real flaws, but always appreciate new features and functionality

Review Source

Response from Awesome Motive

April 21, 2020

Thanks for the review Joshua! Fortunately, lots of new features are being worked on right now!

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