AdRotate vs AWPCP
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| Feature | AdRotate v5.19.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | AWPCP v4.4.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Last updated | October 10, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | AdRotate Banner Manager · AdRotate Professional ($) | AWP Classifieds · AWP Classifieds premium modules ($) |
| Pros | Ad groups and schedules in the free version; Local impression and click counting without an outside service | Free and paid ads with fee plans and credits; Moderation, flagging, Akismet and reCAPTCHA spam checks; CSV import of listings |
| Cons | Geo targeting and advanced scheduling need AdRotate Professional; Upgrade prompts appear across the dashboard | Extra fields, regions, featured ads and most gateways are paid modules; Many legacy custom tables alongside the post type; Shortcode-based pages rather than blocks |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Single adverts and groups output, Gutenberg block and widget for ads, Local impression and click counter, Geo targeting (Pro, license key field) ($), Advanced schedules per advert (Pro) ($) | Classified ads post type with categories, Fee plans and credit plans for paid listings, Automatic ad expiry and renewal emails, Visitors can flag offensive ads, Import listings from CSV, Send ads to a Facebook page via Zapier or IFTTT webhooks, Latest, random, search and categories widgets, AdSense placement settings, Paid modules: extra fields, featured ads, coupons, attachments and more ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, 2Checkout, Authorize.Net ($) |
| Social | — | |
| Plugins | — | BuddyPress ($) |
| Other | — | Akismet, Google reCAPTCHA, Zapier, IFTTT |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | — |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | — |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | httpbin.org, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, maker.ifttt.com, graph.facebook.com, www.google.com, feedback.strategy11.com, www.howsmyssl.com, strategy1137274.activehosted.com |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 18 |
| Custom tables | 7 | 9 |