Then, the two plugins have many similarities they allow to display the ad categories and subcategories in text or block mode. The WPadverts listing layout and style perhaps slightly look better. However, The ACDP style is more neutral and it will better integrate any wordpress themes. The ACDP style has fewer CSS effects.
Google maps
WPadverts has a functionality that ACDP does not have. You can use the Google autocomplete feature. When you enter a location in a field, Google will return the location. In the background, WPadverts is also able to geolocate a user and provide the listings with the closest location. WPadverts also uses the radius search which uses the Google maps geolocation module. ACDP and WPadverts let the webmaster adding any locations (countries, states, region, cities) he wants as a new wordpress taxonomy. However, ACDP has only this feature to define locations.
Paid add-ons
The advanced classifieds pro plugin has free modules that are premium when using WPadverts. Google Captcha, custom fields and the locations modules features are paid add-ons at Wpadverts.com while they come for free with the Advanced Classifieds and Directory Pro plugin.
To access the paid
Other differences
WPadverts is not compatible with multisite installations of WordPress.