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Directory builders give you a layout to fill in. Ever Works also researches the listings, writes the descriptions, and keeps the directory growing on a schedule — content and code, owned in your own Git.
Most directory tools ship a template you have to populate. Ever Works ships the listings AND the site, and the runtime keeps both up-to-date long after launch.
Each directory entry is researched, written, and tagged by the runtime — not a template you have to fill in by hand.
Taxonomy and filters generated from the actual listings, then refined as the catalogue grows. No upfront IA work.
Long-form pages per listing with real research, sources, screenshots, and structured data — not stub cards.
Full-text + tag search, generated alongside the data so filtering reflects what each listing actually does.
Listings re-checked on a schedule. Dead links flagged, new entries added, descriptions kept current — without you touching the repo.
Optional public "submit your tool" form. Submissions land as PRs the runtime can triage and merge.
| Feature | Ever Works | MkDirs | Webflow CMS | Framer | Notion + Super |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope & outputWhat the tool actually produces. | |||||
| Topic → researched listings | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Long-form per-listing pages | ✓ | Template | Template | Template | Database page |
| Generated code (Next.js) | ✓ | Next.js starter | – | – | – |
| Content lifecycleHow the directory stays alive after launch. | |||||
| Scheduled content refresh | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Dead-link detection | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| New-listing discovery on a schedule | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Ownership & opennessWho controls the data, code, and deployment. | |||||
| Source in your Git repo | ✓ | Fork the repo (content in Sanity) | Webflow Cloud apps only | – | – |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | Via Super |
| Open-source | AGPLv3 | Apache-2.0 | – | – | – |
| Getting liveWhat you have to run, and what ships inside the same site. | |||||
| Live preview before deploy | – | Local dev server | ✓ | ✓ | Notion editor |
| Launch with nothing to operate | Needs the runtime | Vercel + Sanity free tiers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blog inside the same site | Separate Blog Work | ✓ | Via CMS | Via CMS | Via database |
A "–" means the capability isn't a focus of that product, not that it's impossible. Each tool is strong at what it set out to do — see the individual pages for the honest, full picture.
Directory site template
MkDirs is an open-source (Apache-2.0) Next.js directory template you fork and fill; listings live in Sanity. Ever Works generates the listings + code together and keeps both fresh on a schedule.
Read the comparison →No-code directory builder with monetization
Directify turns one sentence into a hosted, themed directory with paid listings, claims, ads and lead capture built in. Ever Works researches the listings from the web, writes them with sources, generates the site code, and keeps the directory fresh on a schedule — content and code in your Git.
Read the comparison →No-code site builder with a Google Sheets directory block
Unicorn Platform turns a template and a prompt into a hosted landing page, and its directory block renders a Google Sheet as searchable listings. Ever Works researches and writes the listings, generates the site code, and keeps both fresh on a schedule — content and code in your Git.
Read the comparison →Hosted directory & membership SaaS
Brilliant Directories bundles member billing, leads, ads, email and 14+ post types into one hosted directory admin. Ever Works researches and writes the listings, validates the sources, generates the site from a template you own, and keeps it fresh on a schedule — content and code in your Git.
Read the comparison →WordPress directory plugin
Directorist adds a listing business to a WordPress site you already run — radius search, maps and reviews in the free core, claim flows, bookings and a native app as paid add-ons. Ever Works researches and writes the listings itself, ships the Next.js site, and keeps the directory growing on a schedule, with content and code in your own Git.
Read the comparison →Commercial directory CMS & monetization platform
eDirectory is the commercial directory CMS with listings, events, classifieds, deals, banner ads and member billing in one install. Ever Works researches the listings from the web, writes them with sources, generates the site code, and keeps the directory fresh on a schedule — content and code in your Git.
Read the comparison →Give Ever Works a topic and its agents research the listings, write the descriptions, deploy the site, and keep the directory growing — all version-controlled in your own Git.