AWPCP vs Directorist
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| Feature | AWPCP v4.4.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 3,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
| Editions | AWP Classifieds · AWP Classifieds premium modules ($) | Directorist · Directorist premium extensions ($) |
| Pros | Free and paid ads with fee plans and credits; Moderation, flagging, Akismet and reCAPTCHA spam checks; CSV import of listings | Full directory toolkit: listings, categories, locations and submission forms; CSV import and export for listings; Built-in offline payment gateway and Polylang support |
| Cons | 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 | 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 | 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 ($) | Listing directory with categories and locations, Front-end listing submission, CSV import and export of listings, Offline payment gateway, AI-assisted setup wizard, Search alerts (premium extension) ($), Pricing plans (premium extension) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, 2Checkout, Authorize.Net ($) | — |
| Analytics | — | Appsero insights |
| Social | — | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce payments (premium extension) ($) |
| Plugins | BuddyPress ($) | Polylang |
| Other | Akismet, Google reCAPTCHA, Zapier, IFTTT | Directorist app (app.directorist.com), OpenStreetMap Nominatim |
| Requires WordPress | — | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | 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 | icanhazip.com, app.directorist.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org |
| Blocks | — | 19 |
| Shortcodes | 18 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 9 | — |