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GeoDirectory alternative: run your directory from your own AI

GeoDirectory is a WordPress plugin for location-based directories, with paid memberships that unlock add-ons across unlimited sites you own. 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.

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What GeoDirectory does well

From GeoDirectory’s own site, checked October 2026. See their pricing page for current plans: wpgeodirectory.com

  • Runs inside WordPress, so it works with your theme and plugins
  • Built for location-based directories at scale
  • Membership add-ons usable on unlimited sites you own

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 GeoDirectory is the better fit

Pick GeoDirectory if your directory is a WordPress site you want to keep, and you’re comfortable managing hosting, updates and add-ons yourself.

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’d rather your AI assistant handle the listing work, from importing real businesses to duplicate checks and claim outreach, without maintaining WordPress plugins.

Moving from GeoDirectory

Export your listings from WordPress and import them with a saved mapping. The migration page covers keeping your URLs and SEO.

Try it on your own directory

  1. 1

    Connect your AI assistant

    Add https://directories.ai/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or any MCP client and sign in.

  2. 2

    Bring your listings

    Import an export or connect your database, or start fresh from real business data.

    save_import_mappingrun_import_mappingstart_listing_import

  3. 3

    Clean and score

    Let the AI find duplicates and the weakest listings, then fix them.

    find_duplicate_listingsscore_listings

  4. 4

    Run a claim campaign

    Invite owners to claim their listings in daily batches with follow-ups.

    list_claim_outreachinvite_listing_claim

Frequently asked questions

Can I keep WordPress and still use Directories.ai?

Directories.ai connects to Postgres and Supabase databases, not WordPress’s MySQL, so WordPress owners usually import their listings and move the directory over.

Do I need to host anything?

No. A directory can run on directories.ai with your own custom domain.

Keep reading

Manage a directory with MCPRun listings, categories, content and claims from Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client.Migration servicesMove an existing directory over with help from our team.PricingPer-directory plans, including MCP access on Growth.Live demoA real directory run on Directories.ai, and the Claude conversation that published it.

Ready to run your directory with AI?

MCP access is included on the Growth plan. Pay per directory, cancel any time.

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