Hey Kyle,
I totally understand how paying $89 for one feature is hard to justify. We unfortunately do not have any alternatives in terms of ways to get those features other than buying a license for Events Calendar Pro.
I do have an idea, though. I will close this thread so that you and I can chat more over email. Please send an email to support at the events calendar dot com with a link back to this forum thread for reference.
Please remember to link back to this thread! 😀
I will continue the conversation there with a suggestion for how to move forward.
Cheers,
George