Directorist pricing: what a year really costs.
Directorist is a popular directory plugin for WordPress, with 20,000+ active installs: a free core, and a yearly membership with all of its extensions, such as claims, pricing plans, business hours and reviews by criteria. You run WordPress, its hosting, updates and backups. Yclas is a hosted directory and classifieds platform: we run the servers, and the AI, review tools, leads and deals are part of the plan. This page puts its prices in one place: the plans, what a working site costs in its first year, and what you pay extra for.
Last checked: 22 October 2026. Facts about other products come from their own websites; the sources are listed at the end of this page.
The prices, line by line.
| Starter membership, 1 site, all extensions, a year of updates and support [1] | $129 |
|---|---|
| Or Pro, 5 sites, or Agency, unlimited sites [1] | $169 or $219 a year |
| Mobile app for Android and iOS (optional) [2] | $499 a year |
| WordPress hosting, updates and backups [3] | Your host's price |
| Year one | $129 + hosting |
Regular prices; Directorist often runs sales (on 22 October 2026: $116 for Starter and $299 for the app). Lifetime licences cost $379 (1 site) to $749 (20 sites). Hosting depends on the host you choose, so it is left out of the total.
What costs extra
- Your own iPhone app: Android and iOS app, $499 a year [2]
Not offered, or only with a developer
- AI page builder: No AI page builder; WordPress page builders are separate [4]
- AI listing from a photo: Not listed [5]
- AI scam and spam checks: Not listed; reCAPTCHA and reports only [4]
- Automatic listing translation: Translation by hand with WPML, Polylang or Loco [4]
- AI suggested replies: Not listed [5]
- AI review summary and Ask: Not listed [5]
- AI drafts of review replies: Not listed [5]
- AI text for category and city pages: Not listed [5]
- Several locations per business: Not listed [5]
- Review invitations: Not listed [5]
- Rating badge and yearly awards: Not listed [5]
- Quote requests to the nearest businesses: Not listed: each inquiry goes to one listing [6]
Yclas, for comparison
- Starter, up to 5,000 listings: $19 a month for 3 months, then $69 a month, so $678 in year one, hosting and support included.
- Professional, up to 100,000 listings: $99 a month, so $1,188 in year one, hosting and support included.
- Marketplace, up to 300,000 listings: $149 a month, so $1,788 in year one, hosting and support included.
Questions people ask
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How much does Directorist cost?
In our count, a working site costs $129 + hosting in year one. Regular prices; Directorist often runs sales (on 22 October 2026: $116 for Starter and $299 for the app). Lifetime licences cost $379 (1 site) to $749 (20 sites). Hosting depends on the host you choose, so it is left out of the total.
Is Directorist cheaper than Yclas?
On the price tag, yes: $116 a year for one site, but you pay for hosting and keep WordPress, the theme and the extensions updated. Yclas starts at $19 a month for 3 months, then $69 a month with hosting, updates, support and AI included.
What does Directorist charge extra for?
Among the features Yclas includes, 1 are paid add-ons or a higher plan on Directorist; the list on this page names each one with its source.
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.
- Directorist pricing: memberships and lifetime licences
- Directorist mobile app pricing
- Directorist on WordPress.org: 8.10.5, 20,000+ active installs
- Directorist features
- Directorist extensions
- Directorist Pay Per Lead
- Yclas pricing
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