Store Locator WordPress vs Directorist
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| Feature | Store Locator WordPress v1.8.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Directorist v8.10.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Agile Store Locator · Agile Store Locator Pro ($) | Directorist · Directorist premium extensions ($) |
| Pros | Address search and category filters on a Google Map; Stores managed as a custom post type with markers; Shortcodes and WPBakery elements for placement | Full directory toolkit: listings, categories, locations and submission forms; CSV import and export for listings; Built-in offline payment gateway and Polylang support |
| Cons | Needs a Google Maps API key and billing set up at Google; Google setup runs through an Agilelogix connection page; Pro options show upgrade prompts | Search alerts, pricing plans and WooCommerce payments are paid add-ons; AI setup wizard and promotions call the vendor's app.directorist.com service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Stores as a custom post type, Store locator and single store shortcodes, Address search on the front-end map with Places library, Store categories, Lead management in admin with a lead cron job, Scheduled background store jobs, WPBakery store locator, detail, grid and search elements, Distance calculation through the Google Distance Matrix API | Listing directory with categories and locations, Front-end listing submission, CSV import and export of listings, Offline payment gateway, AI-assisted setup wizard, Search alerts (premium extension) ($), Pricing plans (premium extension) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Appsero insights |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce payments (premium extension) ($) |
| Plugins | WPBakery | Polylang |
| Other | Google Maps JavaScript API, Google Geocoding API, Google Distance Matrix API, Google OAuth, Agilelogix connect | Directorist app (app.directorist.com), OpenStreetMap Nominatim |
| Requires WordPress | 3.3.2 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | connect.agilelogix.com, maps.googleapis.com, oauth2.googleapis.com | icanhazip.com, app.directorist.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org |
| Blocks | — | 19 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 11 | — |