WordPress plugin comparison

Lantern Span People Directory vs Simple Business Directory

Lantern Span People Directory

by lanternspansoftware

Fewer than 10 installs

Simple Business Directory

by QuantumCloud

300+ installs4.9

At a glance

Simple Business Directory has more active installs: 300+, against fewer than 10 for Lantern Span People Directory.
On a typical day, Simple Business Directory is downloaded about 50 times, Lantern Span People Directory about 2.
Lantern Span People Directory has no reviews yet.
Simple Business Directory was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Aug 8, 2026 for Lantern Span People Directory.
Simple Business Directory is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lantern Span People Directory.
Simple Business Directory has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for Lantern Span People Directory.

Simple Business Directory leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lantern Span People Directory	Simple Business Directory
Popular rank	#52,290	#11,101
Active installs	Fewer than 10	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	1.3K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(62)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.50
Last release	3 months ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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