Auto Listings alternative

An Auto Listings alternative with dealers and private sellers built in.

Auto Listings is a free WordPress plugin for car listings with 2,000+ active installs, actively maintained: version 2.7.4 came out in July 2026. Several dealers, paid listings from sellers and number-plate lookups are extensions. Owners look elsewhere when the extensions and WordPress upkeep add up. Here are the options and what each costs in year one. [1]

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Last checked: 23 October 2026. Facts about other products come from their own websites; the sources are listed at the end of this page.

Why owners look elsewhere

What sends people looking for a Auto Listings alternative.

Dealers are an extensionA multi-dealer car site needs the Multiple Dealers extension, $69. [2]

Paid listings are an extensionLetting sellers pay for and submit their own listings needs the Frontend extension, $69. [2]

A yearly bundleAll extensions cost $199 a year, renewed to keep the subscription active, or $499 for life. [2]

WordPress is yoursAs a WordPress plugin, it runs on hosting you choose, update and back up. [1]

The options

3 alternatives to Auto Listings, and who each one suits.

Year one means what a working site costs in its first year, from each product's own prices. Hosting for self-hosted software depends on the host you choose, so it is left out.

Yclas

Make and model catalogue, VIN decoding, standard vehicle fields, a key specs block, similar vehicles, compare up to 3 side by side and a finance calculator. Dealer inventory pages and test-drive requests too, hosted with AI and payments in one monthly price.

Year one	$678 on Starter ($19 a month for 3 months, then $69 a month)
Good for	Car classifieds where dealers and private sellers list side by side, without plugins to combine.

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CarSpot

A WordPress car classifieds theme with car comparison and a finance calculator; apps sold separately. 6 months of support. [3]

Year one $59 + hosting

Good for A small car classifieds site on WordPress.

Year one	$59 + hosting
Good for	A small car classifieds site on WordPress.

Flynax

A one-time licence for software you host, with paid support, templates, plugins and apps, against a hosted service with one monthly price.

Year one	$594 + hosting ($789 with the apps)
Good for	A self-hosted classifieds script with an auto classifieds package and VIN lookups through Carfax (US).

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Switching

Moving your vehicles

Bring your vehicle listings across as a CSV file with the Yclas import.

Export your listings as a CSV file, with make, model, year, mileage and price in their own columns.
Start a free trial, tell the sign-up wizard you sell vehicles, and open Move your site to Yclas, then choose CSV.
Match the columns to the vehicle fields, check the dry run (a preview with any errors, nothing is saved yet), then import.

Listings come across with their categories, prices, vehicle fields and photos from their web addresses, and sellers as accounts. Passwords are not copied: imported users set a new one. You can undo the latest import within 7 days.

When to stay with Auto Listings

You are a single dealership that wants a dealer website inside WordPress.
You want the theme's design and to edit it with WordPress page builders.
You look after WordPress yourself and want a one-time price.

Questions

Questions people ask

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Is Auto Listings free?

The plugin is free. Several dealers, paid listings from sellers and number-plate lookups are $69 extensions, or $199 a year for all of them.

Does Yclas decode VINs?

Yes. The vehicles pack decodes a VIN into make, model, year and other fields, with a catalogue of makes and models, a key specs block, compare up to 3 side by side and a finance calculator.

Do I need WordPress for Yclas?

No. Yclas is hosted: no WordPress, theme or plugins to install, with hosting, updates and backups included.

Sources

Checked on 23 October 2026. Prices change: the vendor's own page is always the latest word. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.

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