{"id":6321,"date":"2024-03-02T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T05:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/blog\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2025-11-10T17:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:50:30","slug":"directorist-vs-wilcity-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/blog\/directorist-vs-wilcity-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Directorist vs Wilcity – Which One is to Pick?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you want to create an online directory website, you should choose a directory website builder tool that aligns with your business needs. That being said, the market is saturated with a plethora of directory website builder solutions. Consequently, it becomes really difficult for newcomers to choose a plugin that perfectly suits their needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today’s article, we have picked up two of the best directory website builder tools – one is Wilcity, a business directory theme and the other one is Directorist, a business directory plugin. Frankly, both are awesome plugins from their own end. But certainly, they do have some edges over one another. Now, let’s dig deeper to know which one gets the whip hand while they battle against one another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Are the Basic Criteria While Comparing a Directory Solution with Others?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To find the most suitable business directory tool, these are the basic criteria you should take into consideration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Free Version Availability<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Pricing Plans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Support Duration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Mobile Apps Availability<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Advanced Form Builder<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Multi Directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Unlimited Custom Fields<\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Social Importer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. CSV Bulk Importer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Search with Advanced Filters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Multiple mapping sources & styling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Private Directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Frontend Listing Submission and Management\u200b<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Exclusive Plugins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Exclusive Themes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Page Builder Support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. WooCommerce Multivendor Plugin Compatibility<\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Develop Booking System<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Push Notification<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Built-in Checkout and Popular Gateways<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Earn Through Monetization<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Live Chat<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Ads Manager<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Social Login<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Registration & Login Page Field Control<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Face Detection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. More premium features<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Miscellaneous<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Directorist vs Wilcity \u2013 Feature Comparison<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Directorist vs Wilcity – both are seasoned directory solutions that have a vast fanbase. However, both of them has some strength and weaknesses too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Free version availability<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    If a plugin has a free version, it becomes easier for us to get a feeling of a hands-on experience. In addition, the free version is really appropriate for startup companies to keep their initial investment lower. To this end, Directorist comes with a free version while Wilcity doesn’t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Pricing plans<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Directorist has 4 pricing plans including a lifetime plan option. You can either buy the subscription packages or buy the lifetime deals to get support for a lifetime. The basic plan starts from just $79 (now $51 at a limited-time discount offer) per 3 months. However, the most popular plan is the lifetime plan for unlimited sites that costs $999 (now $549 at a limited-time discount offer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Then again, to save more, you can go for the 1 site plan, or 5 sites plan. <\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"Directorist<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    On the contrary, Wilcity is a premium plugin that has the following pricing plan that starts from $69 which is certainly higher than Directorist. There is also an option to extend the support to 12 months with an additional $21.38<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"Wilcity<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    Unfortunately, Wilcity does not come up with a lifetime pricing plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    N.B: Pricing plans from both sides are subject to changes over the time <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. Support duration<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    You will get both subscription-based and lifetime support for Directorist whereas you will only get only subscription-based support for Wilcity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Support Type<\/strong><\/td>Directorist<\/strong><\/td>Wilcity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Subscription-based support<\/td> \u2714\ufe0f <\/td> \u2714\ufe0f <\/td><\/tr>
    Lifetime support<\/td> \u2714\ufe0f <\/td> \u274c <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    4. Mobile apps availability<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Most people these days prefer browsing the internet with their smartphones especially when they are outdoor, in their cars, or lying in the bed. So, you must ensure you have a mobile app for your directory website. Directorist and Wilcity both have a mobile app that runs both on Android and iOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Feature<\/strong><\/td>Directorist<\/strong><\/td>Wilcity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Mobile Apps<\/td> \u2714\ufe0f (Android + iOS)<\/td> \u2714\ufe0f <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    5. Advanced form builder<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Both of the plugins ship with advanced drag and drop-based form builders that help to put as many fields as possible. This way you can create the add listing form most effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Features<\/strong><\/td>Directorist<\/strong><\/td>Wilcity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Drag & drop based input fields<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f<\/td> \u2714\ufe0f <\/td><\/tr>
    Advanced search form builder facility<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f<\/td> \u2714\ufe0f <\/td><\/tr>
    Create and customize the listing card for grid view<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f <\/td><\/tr>
    Single Page Layout and Listings Card Layout<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\u274c<\/td><\/tr>
    Personalized builder settings panel<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\u274c<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    6. Multi-directory facilities<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The multi-directory feature is a great way to enrich your directory with versatile niches. For instance, you can allow your users to select the category (restaurant directory, location directory, doctor directory, etc.) of the directory and then let them add their listing. <\/p>\n\n\n

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    Directorist packs this feature whereas Wilcity is not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Feature<\/strong><\/td>Directorist<\/strong><\/td>Wilcity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Multi-directory Facility<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f (Free)<\/td>\u274c<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    7. Unlimited custom fields\u200b<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Most of the users do not feel comfortable with the ready-made fields. So, you need to have a way to create as many custom fields as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For this purpose, you will feel more comfortable with Directorist because it will allow you to add the custom fields by just dragging and dropping like other predefined fields. You won’t have to code anything yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, Wilcity will not allow you to enjoy this feature with the read-made custom fields. Rather, you will have to go through their documentation and copy and paste the PHP code to the functions.php file which is not friendly for regular users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Feature<\/strong><\/td>Directorist<\/strong><\/td>Wilcity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Custom Fields without coding<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f (11 drag and drop custom fields)<\/td>\u274c(You can add custom fields with the PHP code from their documentation)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    8. Social importer<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The social importer is a feature that imports business information and events from social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. into your WordPress site. This feature allows you to import data from these sources directly into your WordPress site without having to use any other tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Unfortunately, none of them has this feature yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Channel<\/strong><\/td>Directorist<\/strong><\/td>Wilcity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Facebook<\/td>\u274c<\/td>\u274c<\/td><\/tr>
    Yelp<\/td>\u274c<\/td>\u274c<\/td><\/tr>
    TripAdvisor<\/td>\u274c<\/td>\u274c<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    9. CSV bulk importer<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    You may have to switch to another directory solution from your current one down the line. So, if the directory solution has this feature, it will help you immensely. So, make sure the directory solution you are picking up has this feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In both Directorist and Wilcity, you will get this important feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Feature<\/strong><\/td>Directorist<\/strong><\/td>Wilcity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    CSV Bulk Importer<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    10. Search with advanced filters<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    With advanced filters, you can customize the fields to help the users filter out their searches. Both of the solutions will allow you to customize the filter option with drag and drop-based fields. You will find the customization interface more user-friendly both in Directorist and Wilcity due to the drag-and-drop-based custom fields which do not require you to have any kind of coding know-how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Usually, a good directory website builder will enable you to add filter fields like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n