Classified Listing vs HivePress
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| Feature | Classified Listing v6.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | HivePress v1.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 9,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 18, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Classified Listing · Classified Listing Pro ($) | HivePress · HivePress premium extensions ($) |
| Pros | Free core with listings, categories, search and filters; Gutenberg blocks and widgets for listing pages; PayPal and offline payment gateways included | Covers many listing types: directories, job boards, classifieds, real estate; Custom fields, categories and a front-end dashboard for listing owners |
| 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 | Many features come as separate add-ons, some paid and licence-gated; Large plugin with many moving parts to configure |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| 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 ($) | Listing post type, Hierarchical listing categories, Front-end user accounts and dashboard, Vendor profiles, Elementor integration, Premium themes and extensions via licence key ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal | — |
| — | Mailchimp (via Mailchimp for WordPress) | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, WPML |
| Other | Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, OpenStreetMap Nominatim | Google reCAPTCHA, Google OAuth, HivePress store ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| 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 | www.google.com, store.hivepress.io, hivepress.io |
| Blocks | 7 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |