Business Directory Plugin vs WP Store Locator
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| Feature | Business Directory Plugin v6.4.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | WP Store Locator v3.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | Business Directory Plugin · Business Directory licensed add-ons ($) | WP Store Locator · CSV Manager add-on ($) · Search Widget add-on ($) · Statistics add-on ($) |
| Pros | Listings, categories and search out of the box; Paid listing plans with Stripe or Authorize.Net; Widgets for featured, latest and random listings | Unlimited locations with search by address, postcode or current location; Runs on OpenStreetMap with no API key; Opening hours, custom fields and custom markers |
| Cons | Add-ons that extend it need a licence key; Payment setup needs gateway accounts; Many admin screens and upgrade migrations to learn | CSV import, search widget and statistics are paid add-ons; Google Maps, Mapbox and Stadia Maps need their own API keys |
| 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 ($) | Store search by address, postcode or location, Stores managed as a custom post type, Opening hours shortcode, Choice of map provider, Custom map markers, CSV import and export (CSV Manager add-on) ($), Search widget (Search Widget add-on) ($), Search statistics (Statistics add-on) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, Authorize.Net | — |
| Storage | — | Add-on catalogue on Amazon S3 |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | Polylang, WPML |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA | Google Maps, Mapbox, ipify public IP lookup |
| Requires WordPress | — | 5.7 |
| 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 | api-eu.stadiamaps.com, api.stadiamaps.com, tiles.stadiamaps.com, api.mapbox.com, api.ipify.org, s3.amazonaws.com, maps.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 4 |
| Custom tables | 5 | — |