WordPress plugin comparison
Directorist vs WP Business Directory FREE
At a glance
- Directorist has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WP Business Directory FREE.
- On a typical day, Directorist is downloaded about 3,585 times, WP Business Directory FREE about 1.
- WP Business Directory FREE is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 698 reviews.
- Directorist was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against May 17, 2018 for WP Business Directory FREE.
- Directorist is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for WP Business Directory FREE.
- Directorist has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for WP Business Directory FREE.
Line by line
Directorist leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Directorist |  WP Business Directory FREE |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,298 | #41,624 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 58.5K | 22 |
| Rating | 4.6(698) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 89% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.83 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 day ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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