Business Directory Plugin vs Classified Listing
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| Feature | Business Directory Plugin v6.4.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Classified Listing v6.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 9,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Business Directory Plugin · Business Directory licensed add-ons ($) | Classified Listing · Classified Listing Pro ($) |
| Pros | Listings, categories and search out of the box; Paid listing plans with Stripe or Authorize.Net; Widgets for featured, latest and random listings | Free core with listings, categories, search and filters; Gutenberg blocks and widgets for listing pages; PayPal and offline payment gateways included |
| Cons | Add-ons that extend it need a licence key; Payment setup needs gateway accounts; Many admin screens and upgrade migrations to learn | Advanced features need separately sold Pro add-ons; Several add-ons and a theme bundle are upsold in settings; Large plugin with many settings screens to configure |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Paid listing plans and payments API, Stripe payment gateway, Authorize.Net payment gateway, Notification for abandoned payments, Google reCAPTCHA on listing forms, Licence key check for paid add-ons ($) | Classified listing post type with categories and tags, Pricing table block for listing packages, AJAX filter and search widgets for listings, Location lookup using OpenStreetMap Nominatim, Listing import and export screen, AI assistance using Gemini, OpenAI or Claude API keys, PayPal payment gateway, Offline payment gateway, Pro add-ons: memberships, store, multi-currency, booking and more ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, Authorize.Net | PayPal |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA | Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, OpenStreetMap Nominatim |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | secure.authorize.net, test.authorize.net, api.authorize.net, apitest.authorize.net, cardpresent.authorize.net, businessdirectoryplugin.com, feedback.strategy11.com | www.gravatar.com, generativelanguage.googleapis.com, www.google.com, ipnpb.sandbox.paypal.com, ipnpb.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, www.radiustheme.com, ip-api.com, www.radiustheme.net, nominatim.openstreetmap.org |
| Blocks | — | 7 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |
| Custom tables | 5 | 1 |