Classified Listing vs Directorist
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| Feature | Classified Listing v6.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 9,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 18, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Classified Listing · Classified Listing Pro ($) | Directorist · Directorist premium extensions ($) |
| Pros | Free core with listings, categories, search and filters; Gutenberg blocks and widgets for listing pages; PayPal and offline payment gateways included | Full directory toolkit: listings, categories, locations and submission forms; CSV import and export for listings; Built-in offline payment gateway and Polylang support |
| Cons | 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 | 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 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 ($) | Listing directory with categories and locations, Front-end listing submission, CSV import and export of listings, Offline payment gateway, AI-assisted setup wizard, Search alerts (premium extension) ($), Pricing plans (premium extension) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal | — |
| Analytics | — | Appsero insights |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce payments (premium extension) ($) |
| Plugins | — | Polylang |
| Other | Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, OpenStreetMap Nominatim | Directorist app (app.directorist.com), OpenStreetMap Nominatim |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | 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 | icanhazip.com, app.directorist.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org |
| Blocks | 7 | 19 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |