Brilliant Directories vs Business Directory Plugin
Brilliant Directories
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Business Directory Plugin
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| Figure | Brilliant Directories | Business Directory Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $40/mo | $8.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Directory Software | 8.8 (#2) | 8.1 (#7) |
| Integrations | Brilliant Directories connects with Zapier, Pabbly, Integrately, FlowMattic, Activepieces, SureTriggers, and Latenode. | The plugin lists compatibility with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, WPML, NavXT Breadcrumbs, and WP-PageNavi. |
| Payments | Payment tools support gateways such as PayPal and Authorize.net and manage subscriptions, transactions, and past-due payments. | Stripe and Authorize.net are available in the free plugin; Stripe charges a 3% transaction fee on top of Stripe processing fees until the license is upgraded. |
| Support | Plans include in-house email support with same-day responses plus a knowledge base, tutorials, and community forum. | The pricing page says support covers built-in features and custom code writing, customization, and troubleshooting are the customer's responsibility or their developer's. |
Plans
Brilliant Directories
- Essentials$40 a month
- Builder$80 a month
- Pro$120 a month
Business Directory Plugin
- FreeFree
- Basic$99 a year
- Pro$149 a year
- Elite$249 a year
In their own words
Brilliant Directories
Brilliant Directories is a managed web platform for building directory, membership, community, marketplace and premium-content sites. Site owners can create membership plans, import and manage member records, and add custom fields to member forms. Content can be restricted to members or offered through paywalls, with subscriptions charged monthly, yearly or per listing; trials and coupons are also supported. Payment tools connect to Stripe, PayPal and Authorize.net and help manage transactions and past-due payments. Lead-generation tools collect inquiries and let site owners sell leads to members. Email tools handle newsletter subscribers, contact lists and scheduled campaigns. Hosting includes SSL, a global CDN, automatic backups and 24/7 monitoring. The platform also provides a REST API, real-time webhooks, API-key controls and an official MCP for AI agents, and advertises more than 5,000 integrations. Essentials costs $40 a month or $240/year, with capacity for 5,000 members. Builder costs $80 a month or $480/year and supports 25,000 members; Pro costs $120 a month or $720/year and supports 50,000. Every plan includes a free 7-day trial; a free demo offers full access without a credit card.
Business Directory Plugin
Business Directory Plugin has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.