No. GeoDirectory (AyeCode) has no native Gravity Forms integration, so it cannot read or display the entries Gravity Forms stores. Its own listings come from its built-in submission forms, and the only form plugin it integrates with natively is Ninja Forms. To use Gravity Forms data in GeoDirectory you would need a third-party plugin or custom code. GravityView is the opposite case: it connects directly to your Gravity Forms data and displays those entries as a directory, which our Gravity Forms directory guide walks through.

If your listings already come from Gravity Forms, GravityView is the more direct path, because it reads those entries live with no re-entering of data and no custom post types to model. GeoDirectory cannot consume your Gravity Forms entries, so you would rebuild the listings in its own system. The exception is when location is the heart of the project: if you need a map-first local directory at large scale with paid listings, GeoDirectory is purpose-built for that, even if it means collecting the data its way. You can see the GravityView approach on the GravityView product page.

Yes, both put listings on a map, with a difference in tier and scope. GeoDirectory includes maps in its free core and lets you choose Google Maps or OpenStreetMap, with distance and proximity search built in. GravityView offers a Maps layout in its Pro tier that plots a marker for each entry with an address field, supports geolocation radius search, and clusters markers, which is a strong way to map the form data you already collect. For a location-first directory, GeoDirectory’s maps are more central; for mapping Gravity Forms entries, GravityView’s Maps layout does it natively. See the GravityView Maps layout for what it covers.

For Google Maps, yes, both tools use a Google Maps API key, which Google ties to a billing account. The difference is the alternative: GeoDirectory also supports OpenStreetMap, which needs no API key, so you can run maps without a Google account at all. GravityView’s Maps layout uses Google Maps, so plan on setting up a Google Maps API key. This is shared friction worth knowing before you start, and it is one area where GeoDirectory’s OpenStreetMap option is the simpler path.

GeoDirectory has a generous free core on WordPress.org that includes front-end submission, maps, reviews, and proximity search, which is a real advantage if you want to start at no cost. The catch is that most of its directory power, advanced search, multiple listing types, multi-city locations, and monetization, lives in paid add-ons (from $49 per year, or a bundle from $139 per year). GravityView has no free version: it costs $119 per year for core, and requires a separate Gravity Forms license from $59 per year, with the Maps layout (the most direct overlap with GeoDirectory) in the Pro tier at $199 per year. So GeoDirectory is cheaper to start, while GravityView adds a focused layer on the Gravity Forms you may already run. Current GravityView figures are on the pricing page.

Yes with both, and this is a GravityView strength. GeoDirectory has free-core front-end submission and can hold new listings as pending for admin approval, though edits to already-published listings go live without re-moderation unless you customize it. GravityView pairs a Gravity Forms submission form with a native approve and reject workflow, so you moderate entries before they appear and people can edit their own listing from the front end. If approval and self-service editing of submitted listings matter, our guide to displaying entries shows the workflow.

GeoDirectory has the more built-out path here: its Pricing Manager and Claim Listings add-ons handle paid submissions, featured upgrades, and letting owners claim a listing, all as paid add-ons. GravityView does not include directory monetization itself, so charging for listings would run through Gravity Forms and a payment add-on, with GravityView displaying and moderating the resulting entries. If selling listing packages out of the box is central to the project, that is an area where GeoDirectory is built for it. The GravityView product page covers what it does on the display and management side.