Business Directory Plugin vs WP Google Map Plugin
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| Feature | Business Directory Plugin v6.4.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | WP Google Map Plugin v5.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Business Directory Plugin · Business Directory licensed add-ons ($) | WP Maps · WP Maps Pro ($) |
| 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 version with markers, categories, filters and clustering; Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and Mapbox base maps; Shortcode, block, widget and Elementor options; Directions link on each listing record |
| Cons | Add-ons that extend it need a licence key; Payment setup needs gateway accounts; Many admin screens and upgrade migrations to learn | Analytics integrations and the Directions API need Pro; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin; Deactivation survey sends the reason, plus site URL and email unless anonymous |
| 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 ($) | Map shortcode, Block editor map block, Elementor map widget, Map widget, OpenStreetMap and Mapbox base tiles, Marker clustering setting, REST route for map markup, Pro-only feature messaging |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, Authorize.Net | — |
| Marketing | — | Meta Pixel ($) |
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics 4 ($), Microsoft Clarity ($) |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | Elementor, Divi |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA | Google Maps JavaScript API, OpenStreetMap tiles, Mapbox, Zapier ($) |
| Requires WordPress | — | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1.3 |
| 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 | weplugins.com, maps.google.com, tile.openstreetmap.org, www.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 5 | 3 |