Brilliant Directories alternative

A Brilliant Directories alternative with the add-ons built in.

Brilliant Directories is a hosted builder for membership and business directories, strong on lead selling and email marketing. Owners look elsewhere when the add-ons pile up, or when they need languages, bookings or a cart it doesn't list. Here are the options and what each costs in year one.

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Last checked: 22 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 Brilliant Directories alternative.

Add-ons at $10 a month eachThe plan costs $97 a month, and many features are add-ons at about $10 a month each, or $95 a month for the VIP Add-Ons Club. [1]

Review tools cost extraReplying to member reviews is a $10-a-month add-on, and so is adding photos to reviews. [2]

Lead matching costs extraAutomatic Lead Matching, which sends a request to matching members, is an add-on. [3]

Languages through GoogleOther languages come from the Google Website Translator add-on, for the front end only. [4]

The options

4 alternatives to Brilliant Directories, 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

A hosted directory and classifieds platform: business data to fill it, paid listing levels, claims, reviews with replies, deals, leads and AI, in 44 languages.

Year one	$678 on Starter ($19 a month for 3 months, then $69 a month)
Good for	Owners who want the directory tools built in rather than bought as add-ons.

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eDirectory

Directory software as a cloud plan or a PHP licence, with paid plugins, against a hosted directory platform with one monthly price.

Year one About $1,791

Good for You want the PHP source code on your own server.

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Directorist

A WordPress directory plugin with a yearly membership for its extensions, on hosting you run, against a hosted directory platform.

Year one $129 + hosting

Good for Your site already runs on WordPress and you want the directory inside it.

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Year one	About $1,791
Good for	You want the PHP source code on your own server.

Year one	$129 + hosting
Good for	Your site already runs on WordPress and you want the directory inside it.

GeoDirectory

A free WordPress directory plugin; paid listings (Pricing Manager), claims, multi-locations and ratings by criteria are paid add-ons, all in its membership. You run the WordPress hosting. [5]

Year one	$139 (membership, 1 site) + hosting
Good for	A WordPress site that wants a free directory to start with and add-ons later.

In numbers

Yclas and Brilliant Directories, from our comparison.

26 of 40 featuresthat Yclas includes are paid add-ons, partial or missing in Brilliant Directories.
10 AI tools, built inIncluded in Brilliant Directories: 1 of them.
About $2,304Brilliant Directories in year one, in our comparison.
$678Yclas Starter in year one, with hosting and support.

Read the full comparison: Yclas vs Brilliant Directories →

Switching

Moving from Brilliant Directories

Brilliant Directories exports your members as a spreadsheet, and Yclas imports CSV.

Export your members and their listings from Brilliant Directories as a CSV file.
Start a free trial, choose a business directory in the sign-up wizard, and open Move your site to Yclas, then choose CSV.
Match the columns, check the dry run (a preview with any errors, nothing is saved yet), then import.

Listings come across with their categories, addresses, websites and photos from their web addresses, and members 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 Brilliant Directories

Your directory is mainly a paid membership community with members-only areas and content.
Selling leads to many members at once is your main business, and you want its lead-matching portal.
You want a lifetime plan with a single payment.
You want Android apps, or an app for managing the site from your phone.

Questions

Questions people ask

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What is a cheaper alternative to Brilliant Directories?

Yclas starts at $19 a month for 3 months, then $69 a month, with review replies, review photos, lead matching, claims and statistics for businesses built in. Directorist, a WordPress plugin, costs $129 a year plus the hosting you run.

Can I move my Brilliant Directories site to Yclas?

Yes. Export your members and listings as a CSV file and bring them in with the Yclas CSV import, after a dry run you can check. You can undo the latest import within 7 days.

Can I fill a new directory with businesses?

Yes. Yclas includes open business data from Overture Maps every month, imported as listings their owners can claim, plus CSV import and Google Places with your own key.

Does Yclas sell leads to businesses?

Yes: per lead, or a number of leads included in a business's plan, and one quote request can go to the nearest matching businesses.

Sources

Checked on 22 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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