Business Directory Plugin vs GeoDirectory
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| Feature | Business Directory Plugin v6.4.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | GeoDirectory v2.8.197 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Business Directory Plugin · Business Directory licensed add-ons ($) | GeoDirectory |
| Pros | Listings, categories and search out of the box; Paid listing plans with Stripe or Authorize.Net; Widgets for featured, latest and random listings | Location-based listing structure with maps and location pages; Works with Elementor and block themes; Large feature set in the free core |
| Cons | Add-ons that extend it need a licence key; Payment setup needs gateway accounts; Many admin screens and upgrade migrations to learn | Many advanced features need paid add-ons from the vendor; Large codebase with many admin screens to learn; Premium add-ons and themes are sold separately by the vendor |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Paid listing plans and payments API, Stripe payment gateway, Authorize.Net payment gateway, Notification for abandoned payments, Google reCAPTCHA on listing forms, Licence key check for paid add-ons ($) | Map of listings with markers, Elementor widgets for directory templates, REST API routes for listings and system status, Post limits per listing plan or user, Classified ads mode, Users can report a listing, Location (city/region) management, Business hours for listings, SEO output filtered for Yoast SEO presentation |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, Authorize.Net | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | Elementor, Yoast SEO |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA | Google Maps Time Zone API, Mapmarker.io icon service |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | secure.authorize.net, test.authorize.net, api.authorize.net, apitest.authorize.net, cardpresent.authorize.net, businessdirectoryplugin.com, feedback.strategy11.com | wpgeodirectory.com, maps.googleapis.com, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, cdn.mapmarker.io, mapmarker.io |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |
| Custom tables | 5 | — |