Brilliant Directories vs Row.so
Brilliant Directories
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Row.so
row.soSide by side
| Figure | Brilliant Directories | Row.so |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $40/mo | $24/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Directory Software | 8.8 (#2) | 7.5 (#26) |
| Integrations | Brilliant Directories connects with Zapier, Pabbly, Integrately, FlowMattic, Activepieces, SureTriggers, and Latenode. | Listed integrations include Google Sheets, Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, PayPal, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Mapbox, Google AdSense, Crisp, webhooks, and email/newsletter tools. |
| Payments | Payment tools support gateways such as PayPal and Authorize.net and manage subscriptions, transactions, and past-due payments. | Native payment integrations are Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, and PayPal, and Row.so says it takes 0% commission on listing sales and recurring subscriptions. |
| Support | Plans include in-house email support with same-day responses plus a knowledge base, tutorials, and community forum. | The contact page says support usually replies within 24 hours and lists [email protected] for technical, billing, plan, and directory questions. |
Plans
Brilliant Directories
- Essentials$40 a month
- Builder$80 a month
- Pro$120 a month
Row.so
- Launch$24 a month
- Growth$39 a month
- Scale$79 a month
- Launch Lifetime$199, paid once
- Growth Lifetime$499, paid once
- Scale Lifetime$999, paid once
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.