Does just what I need it to do

I don’t need all the bells and whistles that go along with the bigger expensive event plugins. All I need from an events plugin is the ability to create an “event” post type, keep track of registrations, and take payment through paypal. The Decaf version of Event Espresso does just that, and it makes me more likely to choose the caffeinated version of their plugin over the competitors’ plugins whenever my needs grow to that point.