Comparison
eDirectory alternative: run your directory from your own AI
eDirectory is directory and membership software with listings, events, classifieds, deals, banner ads and a blog, offered cloud-hosted or self-hosted with a source-code licence. Directories.ai is built for running a directory from your own AI assistant: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or a local model does the imports, cleanup, content and claim outreach over MCP, and you pay a flat price per directory with no AI credits.
What eDirectory does well
From eDirectory’s own site, checked October 2026. See their pricing page for current plans: edirectory.com/pricing
- Many content types in one site: listings, events, classifieds, deals and articles
- Banner ad management built in
- Cloud hosting, or self-hosting with a source licence
- Built-in AI auto-suggest, an AI assistant and AI review replies and summaries
What Directories.ai does differently
Every item below is a shipped feature you can try on the Growth plan.
- Bring your own AI: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, a local model or a model router connects over MCP with OAuth sign-in or an API key. No AI credits, no markup.
- Close to 80 MCP tools plus guided playbooks, so the AI can import, score, dedupe, categorize, write content and run claim campaigns, not just draft text.
- Real businesses in, not filler: a free open-data source, or Google Places, Apify and Outscraper on your own key. Contact details are never guessed.
- Your site can live anywhere. Host on directories.ai with a custom domain, or keep your own site and database: Directories.ai syncs listings from a Postgres or Supabase database and proposes site changes as pull requests to your repo.
- A flat price per directory: Starter $29/month, Growth $99/month with the full MCP server.
When eDirectory is the better fit
Pick eDirectory if you need events, classifieds and deals in the same site out of the box, or you want to self-host the source code.
Directories.ai doesn’t yet bill members or listing owners for you: there is no built-in membership-dues or paid-listing checkout, so a directory that sells memberships today needs its own payment setup.
When Directories.ai is the better fit
Pick Directories.ai if you want your AI assistant to run the directory end to end, from importing real businesses to claim campaigns, with a flat price per directory and no AI credits.
Moving from eDirectory
Export your listings and import them with a saved field mapping. Our migration service can help map categories and plan redirects.
Try it on your own directory
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Connect your AI assistant
Add https://directories.ai/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or any MCP client and sign in.
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Bring your listings
Import an export or connect your database, or start fresh from real business data.
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Clean and score
Let the AI find duplicates and the weakest listings, then fix them.
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Run a claim campaign
Invite owners to claim their listings in daily batches with follow-ups.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Directories.ai do events and classifieds?
Not as separate content types today. Listings, categories, articles, FAQs and reviews are built in, and custom fields cover a lot of niche data.
Can my AI assistant work in eDirectory?
eDirectory’s AI features run inside its admin. Directories.ai exposes the directory to your own AI over MCP, so Claude or ChatGPT can do the work directly.
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Ready to run your directory with AI?
MCP access is included on the Growth plan. Pay per directory, cancel any time.