--- title: "GM Event Ticketing vs The Shop Events Calendar: Shopify app comparison" description: "Compare GM Event Ticketing and The Shop Events Calendar on detected Shopify stores, App Store reviews, pricing, listed features and integrations." canonical_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/event-ticketing-vs-shop-events-calendar" markdown_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/event-ticketing-vs-shop-events-calendar.md" data_as_of: "Nov 6, 2026" --- # GM Event Ticketing vs The Shop Events Calendar Shopify app comparison from Shoplist. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026. ## At a glance - The Shop Events Calendar is detected on 2.1× as many Shopify stores as GM Event Ticketing: 214 vs 100 as of Nov 6, 2026. - On the Shopify App Store: GM Event Ticketing 5.0 from 54 reviews and The Shop Events Calendar 4.6 from 133 reviews. - Only The Shop Events Calendar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for GM Event Ticketing and $12.99/month for The Shop Events Calendar. - GM Event Ticketing lists 20 features The Shop Events Calendar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Booking pages, Branding, Cancel booking. ## Adoption | Measure | GM Event Ticketing | The Shop Events Calendar | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Detected stores | 100 — as of Nov 6, 2026 | 214 — as of Nov 6, 2026 | The Shop Events Calendar | | Net store change, 28 days | 0 — estimated | \+2 — estimated | | | Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 5 — new and returning | | | Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data | | | Top store categories | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Arts & Entertainment, Apparel & Accessories | Arts & Entertainment, Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | | | Top store countries | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | | ## Reviews | Measure | GM Event Ticketing | The Shop Events Calendar | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 4.6 ★ | GM Event Ticketing | | App Store reviews | 54 | 133 | The Shop Events Calendar | | New reviews, 28 days | 3 | 3 | | | Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data | | ## Pricing | Measure | GM Event Ticketing | The Shop Events Calendar | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | Not listed | Yes | | | Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $12.99/month | The Shop Events Calendar | | Longest free trial | 10 days | 7 days | | | Plans listed | 4 | 3 | | ## Listing | Measure | GM Event Ticketing | The Shop Events Calendar | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shopify category rank | \#18 — in Event booking | \#12 — in Event booking | The Shop Events Calendar | | Shopify App Charts | \#8 on Featured by Shopify in Event booking | \#13 in Event booking | | | Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes | | | Launched | Oct 15, 2019 | Jul 8, 2020 | | | Languages | 1 — English | 1 — English | | | Developer | Guest Manager | The Shop Apps | | ## Listed features - 33 distinct features are listed across these App Store listings; 10 are listed by both. - GM Event Ticketing lists 30 of them (91%). Listed only by GM Event Ticketing: Booking pages, Branding, Cancel booking, Capacity limits, Custom CSS, Custom forms, Custom links, Custom notifications, Email delivery, Email notifications, Event check-in, Multi-booking, Multi-language, Multi-location, Payments, PDFs, Real-time updates, Staff management, Thank you page, Time slots. - The Shop Events Calendar lists 13 of them (39%). Listed only by The Shop Events Calendar: Block dates, Rentals, Services. ### Coverage by App Store category | Category | GM Event Ticketing | The Shop Events Calendar | | --- | --- | --- | | Digital products | 4/4 | 0/4 | | Digital products › Download management | 3/3 | 0/3 | | Digital products › Product types | 1/1 | 0/1 | | Event booking | 26/29 | 13/29 | | Event booking › Booking management | 13/14 | 3/14 | | Event booking › Customization | 7/7 | 2/7 | | Event booking › Event type | 6/8 | 8/8 | A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says. ## Integrations - No platform appears in every listing. - Only GM Event Ticketing lists: Shopify POS, Checkout, Customer accounts, Shopify Flow, Apple Wallet, Digital Tickets, Laser Barcode Scanners. - Only The Shop Events Calendar lists: Google Calendar, iCloud Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Eventbrite, .ics files, Humanitix. ## Pricing plans ### GM Event Ticketing | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | On Demand | Free to install | Not listed | \+ $1 per ticket sold | | Advanced | $19/month | 3-day free trial | \+ $0.75 per ticket sold | | Professional | $99/month | 10-day free trial | \+ $0.50 per ticket sold | | Plus\+ | $999/month | Not listed | \+ $0.25 per ticket sold | ### The Shop Events Calendar | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free Plan | Free | Not listed | None listed | | Monthly | $12.99/month | 7-day free trial | None listed | | Annual | $119/year | 7-day free trial | None listed | ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular, GM Event Ticketing or The Shop Events Calendar? The Shop Events Calendar is detected on 2.1× as many Shopify stores as GM Event Ticketing: 214 vs 100 as of Nov 6, 2026. ### Is GM Event Ticketing or The Shop Events Calendar cheaper? Only The Shop Events Calendar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for GM Event Ticketing and $12.99/month for The Shop Events Calendar. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits. ### Which has better reviews, GM Event Ticketing or The Shop Events Calendar? On the Shopify App Store: GM Event Ticketing 5.0 from 54 reviews and The Shop Events Calendar 4.6 from 133 reviews. ### What features does each app list that the other doesn’t? GM Event Ticketing lists 20 the others don’t mention, such as Booking pages, Branding, Cancel booking, Capacity limits. The Shop Events Calendar lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Block dates, Rentals, Services. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says. ### Where does this comparison’s data come from? Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 6, 2026; estimated figures are labeled. ## Links - [GM Event Ticketing vs The Shop Events Calendar on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/event-ticketing-vs-shop-events-calendar) - [GM Event Ticketing on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/event-ticketing) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/event-ticketing.md)) - [The Shop Events Calendar on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/shop-events-calendar) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/shop-events-calendar.md)) ## Methodology Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts for GM Event Ticketing and The Shop Events Calendar are as of Nov 6, 2026. “Not detectable from storefronts” means an app leaves no storefront trace, so Shoplist can’t count its stores. A row names who is ahead only when every app has a measured, unestimated figure. See [data methodology](https://shoplist.co/data-methodology.md).