Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads vs HivePress Messages
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,309, ahead of HivePress Messages at #2,580. Over the last 7 days Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads slipped 1 place and HivePress Messages slipped 5 places. Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads has the largest install base, roughly 2.9× the next: 20K+ active installs against 7K+ for HivePress Messages. Downloads this week: Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 10,553 and HivePress Messages 248. Ratings: Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 4.6★ from 698 and HivePress Messages 3.7★ from 3 reviews.
| Metric | Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | HivePress Messages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,309 ▼ 1 | #2,580 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 10,553 | 248 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (698) | 3.7★ (3) |
| Last updated | Oct 11, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Current version | 8.10.4 | 1.4.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,303 | #2,572 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2017 | Oct 2018 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads or HivePress Messages?
By active installs, Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads: 20K+ sites run it against 7K+ for HivePress Messages, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads or HivePress Messages?
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, at #1,309 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with HivePress Messages at #2,580. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads or HivePress Messages alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.