Directorist vs HivePress
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| Feature | Directorist v8.10.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 20,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 18, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Directorist · Directorist premium extensions ($) | HivePress · HivePress premium extensions ($) |
| Pros | Full directory toolkit: listings, categories, locations and submission forms; CSV import and export for listings; Built-in offline payment gateway and Polylang support | Covers many listing types: directories, job boards, classifieds, real estate; Custom fields, categories and a front-end dashboard for listing owners |
| Cons | Search alerts, pricing plans and WooCommerce payments are paid add-ons; AI setup wizard and promotions call the vendor's app.directorist.com service | 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 | 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) ($), Pricing plans (premium extension) ($) | Listing post type, Hierarchical listing categories, Front-end user accounts and dashboard, Vendor profiles, Elementor integration, Premium themes and extensions via licence key ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp (via Mailchimp for WordPress) | |
| Analytics | Appsero insights | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce payments (premium extension) ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Polylang | Elementor, WPML |
| Other | Directorist app (app.directorist.com), OpenStreetMap Nominatim | Google reCAPTCHA, Google OAuth, HivePress store ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | icanhazip.com, app.directorist.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org | www.google.com, store.hivepress.io, hivepress.io |
| Blocks | 19 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |