Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads vs Simple User Listing
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 #1,310, ahead of Simple User Listing at #7,185. Over the last 7 days Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads slipped 2 places and Simple User Listing climbed 24 places. Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads has the largest install base, roughly 22× the next: 20K+ active installs against 900+ for Simple User Listing. Downloads this week: Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 10,646 and Simple User Listing 59. Ratings: Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 4.6★ from 698 and Simple User Listing 5★ from 17 reviews.
| Metric | Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | Simple User Listing |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,310 ▼ 2 | #7,185 ▲ 24 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 900+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 10,646 | 59 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (698) | 5★ (17) |
| Last updated | Oct 11, 2026 | Feb 21, 2025 |
| Current version | 8.10.4 | 2.0.4 |
| Best rank on record | #1,303 | #7,185 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2017 | Jan 2013 |
| 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 Simple User Listing?
By active installs, Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads: 20K+ sites run it against 900+ for Simple User Listing, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads or Simple User Listing?
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, at #1,310 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Simple User Listing at #7,185. 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 Simple User Listing 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.