Essential Real Estate vs PropertyHive
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| Feature | Essential Real Estate v5.3.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | PropertyHive v2.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | September 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Real Estate | Property Hive · Property Hive Pro ($) |
| Pros | Full property listing, search and map pages from shortcodes; Front-end listing submission and favourites; Mortgage calculator and property comparison included | Property, contact and enquiry records in one CRM-style admin; Search forms and results work with Elementor and Divi; Enquiry forms support reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha or Turnstile |
| Cons | Paid listing packages need PayPal or Stripe configured; Readme points to separate add-ons and paid themes | Paid add-ons require a Pro licence key; Shows a usage data toggle that is on by default; Several features assume a UK estate agency workflow |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Property listing shortcode, Property search shortcode, Property map shortcode, Front-end property submission form, Saved favourite properties, Mortgage calculator widget, Paid listing payments through PayPal, Paid listing payments through Stripe | Property records as a custom post type, Contact, office, enquiry and viewing record types, Property search form shortcode, Enquiry forms protected by reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha or Turnstile, Choice of Google Maps or Mapbox on property maps, Address geocoding through OpenStreetMap, Elementor widgets for property content, Divi and Yoast SEO support, EPC display widget, Search analytics log, Paid add-ons unlocked by a Pro licence key ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | — |
| Social | WhatsApp share links | — |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Divi, Yoast SEO |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps | Google Maps, Mapbox, OpenStreetMap Nominatim, Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | www.google.com, api.paypal.com, api.stripe.com, maps.googleapis.com | license.wp-property-hive.com, wp-property-hive.com, www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, maps.googleapis.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org |
| Shortcodes | 27 | 33 |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |