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Brilliant Directories

Whip up your membership site

Do more with user-generated content

Grow your business with premium content

Build your own directory

Brilliant Directories

Launch, manage, and monetize your own membership website to dominate your market

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Juggling multiple tools to build and monetize your membership site is a headache, but Brilliant Directories streamlines hosted directories, email marketing, and content publishing in one platform.

TL;DR

Attract and engage your members with a fully-managed and hosted solution that looks great on every device
Maximize revenue with options to sell subscriptions, leads, digital products, event tickets, and more

At-a-glance

www.brilliantdirectories.com

Alternative to

ActiveCampaign, Mighty Networks, WordPress

Integrations

Custom API, Integrately, Konnectzit, Pabbly Connect, Zapier

Best for

Entrepreneur-curious, Marketers, Web designers

Brilliant Directories

Launch and monetize membership websites effortlessly

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Launch, engage, and monetize your community with an all-in-one platform

Whip up your membership site

Simply connect your domain, choose a payment gateway, and start adding your own personal touches
Configure different membership tiers, each with its own pricing, features, and access privileges
Maximize your revenue with automated recurring payments and past due notifications

Whip up your membership site

Do more with user-generated content

Publish blog posts, discussions, events, coupons, photo albums, classifieds, and more
Choose which members can access certain types of posts
Save time by repurposing any post type to suit your website's needs, like cloning and updating events

Do more with user-generated content

Grow your business with premium content

Protect your premium content by requiring visitors to register for paid plans
Create additional paywalls and generate more revenue by selling leads, digital products, services, ad placements, and more

Grow your business with premium content

Build your own directory

Build a business, hobby, professional, or city directory so site visitors can find and contact your professional members for services
Monetize your business directory site by setting prices for leads and selling them to the businesses registered in your directory

Build your own directory

Choose the plan that's right for you

Feel secure in your purchase with AppSumo's 60 day money-back guarantee.

	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
Members	250	1,000	10,000	25,000
Instant business records	50	500	1,000	2,500
1 lifetime website
Sell digital downloads
Members-only content
Easy coupon codes
Free trial periods
Billing reminder emails
Send newsletters
Export member data add-on
SSL certificate
Tax and VAT manager
Click-to-call
Google sitemap generator
Featured article slider
Pay-per-post
Private member chat
Pin featured posts
Reply to reviews
Announcement bar
Facebook and Google logins
Filter by star rating
Global website search
14-day website backups
Claimable listings
Developer tools
Zapier integration
Webhook support
ChatGPT content creator
Stock photo library

Refundable up to 60 days

Covered by our

We Got Your Back guarantee

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Founded January 1, 2009

🇺🇸Marina del Rey, USA

11-50

Expansion

Bootstrapped

brilliantdirectories.com

All-in-one membership platform

Brilliant Directories empowers entrepreneurs and creators to launch and monetize membership and directory websites without juggling multiple tools or technical hurdles. Designed as a turnkey solution, it handles hosting, domain setup, secure payments, subscription tiers, and content publishing all in one place.

By integrating automated recurring billing, membership management, SEO-friendly features, and customizable templates, it solves the chaos of stitching together plugins and hosting services. Users can brand their sites with custom domains, tiered access, gated content, and user-generated directories in minutes.

With performance-optimized infrastructure, built-in analytics, and flexible integrations, founders can focus on growing their community and revenue, confident that their platform is reliable, secure, and scalable.

Jason_BrilliantDirectories

Founder

Questions & reviews

Have a question?

Here you'll find a curated collection of frequent questions and answers, designed to provide you with quick, clear information about the product.

For all other questions refer to the questions tab

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What steps should I follow to troubleshoot common website errors?

How does Brilliant Directories optimize member listings for SEO?

How can I manage and activate add-ons in Brilliant Directories?

What resources are available to help new directory website owners succeed?

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What are some best practices for using Brilliant Directories effectively?

How can I boost sign-ups with an FAQ section on my pricing or join page?

Customers value Brilliant Directories for its intuitive interface, extensive features, and exceptional customer service. While some users have mentioned limitations in categorization options and template modernization, the platform's overall rating of 4.9 and 855 reviews solidify its position as a top choice for those seeking a comprehensive membership website solution. Additionally, with a 7-day free trial and a 60-day money-back guarantee, it's certainly worth exploring.

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Founded January 1, 2009

🇺🇸Marina del Rey, USA

11-50

Expansion

Bootstrapped

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Updated Apr 11, 2025

🎉 WATCH THE FULL TUTORIAL REPLAY!

🔗 https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/sumostream

Get a full walkthrough of Brilliant Directories from the founders:

✅ How to set up your new BD site

✅ Top ways to start generating revenue

✅ Live Q&A — ask us anything!

Whether you're just getting started or ready to grow, this is your chance to learn directly from the source.

🚨 TRY BEFORE YOU BUY – 7 DAY FREE TRIAL

👉 https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/Trial

Upgrade your trial to an active account with your AppSumo purchase!

Jason_BrilliantDirectories

Updated Sep 27, 2024

Brilliant Directories Founder's Post

🚨 TRY BEFORE YOU BUY … 7 DAY FREE TRIAL 🚨

👉 https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/Trial 👈

* Upgrade your trial to an active account with your AppSumo purchase.
✅ Fully hosted SaaS solution — set up your site & start earning in minutes
✅ Sell memberships, leads, digital products, & more from one platform
✅ Customize your site’s look, feel, & language to fit your brand
✅ Offer subscriptions, pay-per-post options, & gated content
✅ Integrates with Zapier, Integrately, Pabbly, & more
✅ 7-Day FREE TRIAL available with easy upgrade to live site
👥 Online Communities
🏢 Brand Communities
📇 Business Directories
💬 Classified Ads
💼 Job Boards
🔗 Affiliate Link Directories
🔒 Paywall & Premium Content Sites
⭐ Review Sites
💰 Coupon & Deal Sites
📖 Local Guides & Resource Hubs
⚙️ Industry Associations
🏠 Real Estate Listings
🌐 General Websites
📧 Email Marketing & Newsletters
🏆 Featured Listings
📝 Pay-Per-Post
📦 Digital Product Sales
💳 Lead Generation Fees
💰 Coupons & Deals
💻 Advertising Space
🔗 Affiliate Marketing & Referrals
🛠️ Business Services
📰 Spotlight Articles
🚀 Upgrades
🤝 Donations
🔒 Paywalls
📚 Premium Content Access
⚡ Instant Business Records: Save hours on data entry
📸 Stock Photo Libraries: Access visuals to make your site stand out
🏷️ Member Tagging & Segmenting: Easily personalize user experience
📧 Built-In Email Marketing: Replaces Mailchimp & similar tools
🚀 Pagespeed: 90+ performance benchmarks for fast-loading sites
💳 Member Credits & Rewards: Boost engagement with rewards (add-on)
🤲 Accept Donations: Flexible one-time or recurring contributions
🛒 Subscriptions for Digital Products: Secure ongoing revenue
💬 Post Comment Notifications: Engage your community
🔄 RTL Language Support: Multi-language & right-to-left support
👉 https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/freetrial 👈

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🪄 EASY SETUP … WATCH 15-MINUTE VIDEO 🪄

👉 https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/SetupVideo 👈

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💻 LIVE DEMO … SEE LIVE WEBSITE 💻

👉 https://www.demobootstrap.com 👈

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👋 Hey, Sumo-lings! 👋

Jason here, co-founder of Brilliant Directories. We’re super excited to be back on AppSumo...

Brilliant Directories is for solopreneurs, dreamers, and web experts who want to launch professional membership and directory websites with ease.

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TL;DR

✅ Launch & manage membership websites with ease

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✨ Most Common Use Cases

💻 Membership Sites

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💸 Ways to Monetize & Generate Revenue

💼 Paid Memberships

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✨ Key New Feature Releases

🚀 Setup Wizard: Launch quickly without tech skills

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💌 Sumo-lings, Your Feedback Drives Us!

Every update and improvement to BD is based on your feedback and ideas. Help us make BD better for everyone — we’re excited to hear what you think and look forward to empowering you on your journey!

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P.S. Here are some additional helpful links:

✅ Video Tutorials

✅ Knowledge Base

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🚨 TRY BEFORE YOU BUY … 7 DAY FREE TRIAL 🚨

* Upgrade your trial to an active account with your AppSumo purchase.

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Updated Sep 27, 2024

Super Helpful FAQs

🔥 Feel free to take BD for a spin with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL:

https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/freetrial

☝️ SUPER HELPFUL ☝️

❓ READ FAQs BELOW

🌮 How can I contact Brilliant Directories if I have a question?

A: You can post your question in the questions section below or you can contact us via mail at launch@brilliantdirectories.com

🌮 Is hosting included? Are there limits?

A: YES - As a SaaS solution, lifetime hosting is included with all AppSumo Tiers.

B. All tiers start with 10GB of storage and monthly bandwidth. Based on our historical data, this is plenty for the vast majority of users. And if you need more, tiers 3-5 on AppSumo include a 75% off discount code, so you can add another 10GB for just $2.50/mo.

🌮 Can I connect a domain to my Brilliant Directories website?

A: YES - All sites start with a sample URL. Whenever you’re ready, you can connect your own live domain name to your website. You can connect your top level domain or use a sub-domain, and can update the domain of the site an unlimited number of times.

🌮 Is an SSL Certificate included?

A: YES - an SSL Certificate is included with all AppSumo Tiers.

🌮 Can I Change the Language of the Site?

A: YES - All default text, titles, menu items etc... can be edited into your language of choice and to match your brand’s voice and messaging.

🌮 On Tier 5, what do the Developer Tools Include?

A: Here's a list of the Developer Tools Unlocked with Tier 5:

--- MySQL Database Access

--- Robots.txt File Access

--- HTACCESS File Access

--- cPanel Dashboard Access

--- 301 Redirect Management

--- Access to edit default HTML, PHP, CSS & JS widgets and templates

--- Create your own code snippets: HTML, PHP, CSS & JS

------ With this, you can also write code that connects to your MySQL Database

--- Remote MySQL Access

------ With this, you can read and write to your database from 3rd party apps, tools and websites

🌮Do you have a public roadmap?

A: We have a public roadmap the highlights of major updates we currently have planned in the near future here: https://trello.com/b/fyX3hsyL/brilliant-directories-roadmap

B. We also have a more detailed internal roadmap with a lot of feature requests and ideas that we want to integrate into the platform, and release between 100 - 150 updates each month. User feedback is extremely important to us and has a heavy influence on the priority we place on all updates.

🌮 Where can I find a tutorial or demo about how to use your tool and its different features?

A. You can find a video tour of our tool here:

https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/15-minute-directory-website-setup

B. We also have a series of Getting Started Videos that walks new users through the process of setting up a new site here:

https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/directory-website-video-tutorials

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