10 Best Contact List Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Contact List has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Contact List
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Simple Business Directory
Closest matchSimple Business Directory – AI Powered
4.9 (62) 300+ active installsBusiness Directory plugin powered by AI. MULTIPURPOSE with Google Maps or OSM - STAFF Directory, Store LOCATOR, Employee Directory, Company Directory
Shares the directory, staff directory tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory
4.8 (715) 10,000+ active installsA superb WordPress Business Directory plugin to create a local business directory, classified ads directory, or job listings board.
Shares the directory, listings tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.7 (96) 2,000+ active installsBuild any kind of directory site: classifieds, cars, bikes & other vehicles dealers site, pets, real estate portal, yellow pages, etc...
Shares the directory, listings tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated July 14, 2026.
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4.1 (20) 300+ active installsA searchable business directory for WordPress: categories, locations, custom fields. Google, Mapbox or MapLibre maps. Everything included for free, ex …
Shares the directory, listings tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory
4.8 (138) 9,000+ active installsAI-powered Classified ads & Business Directory plugin for WordPress to build classifieds, listings, real estate & local business directory sites.
Shares the directory, listings tags on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin
4.9 (221) 10,000+ active installsA simple yet powerful plugin to create a business directory, job board, real estate, classifieds, or basically any type of listing website.
Shares the directory, listings tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
4.6 (697) 20,000+ active installsBuild any type of directory website such as a business directory, job directory, classifieds directory, and more with this WordPress directory plugin.
Shares the directory, listings tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsThe purpose of this plugin is to add the ability to output a list of link categories and a complete list of links with notes and descriptions.
Shares the directory tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated today.
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5.0 (71) 5,000+ active installsMember search and member directories for BuddyPress and the BuddyBoss Platform.
Shares the directory tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.9 (320) 7,000+ active installsBuild and maintain a fully customizable database of participants, members or anything with signup forms, admin backend, custom lists, and CSV support.
Shares the directory tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated July 31, 2026.
Switching from Contact List: common questions
What is the best alternative to Contact List?
Simple Business Directory is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 300+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Contact List alternative has the most users?
Directorist, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Contact List alternative is rated highest?
BP Profile Search, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 71 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Contact List alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Contact List score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Contact List on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Simple Business Directory is the closest match to Contact List by the data we track, and Directorist has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Link Library shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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