A ZenLocator alternative with the flexibility its design forgot
ZenLocator has a genuinely beautiful locator — reviewers called the design groundbreaking. The catch is flexibility: unless your requirements match their design team’s vision, you hit walls fast. Store Locator Widgets was rated Best in Class, with six layouts and configuration for almost everything.
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Source: storelocatorreview.com — an independent review site we do not control.
What is ZenLocator?
ZenLocator pioneered the idea of floating the store locator interface on top of the map, and both the locator and admin console carry some lovely designer touches. First impressions are excellent, and reviewers praised the groundbreaking design, the directory widget and the overall focus on quality of design and interaction.
The difficulty starts once your requirements diverge from their design team’s vision. StoreLocatorReview listed missing basics: a search distance limit, changing the address search region so Canadian results do not appear for US customers, adjusting the location sort order, prioritising certain stores above others, adjusting the locator layout at all, and map popup information windows. The admin console was also described as badly organised and idiosyncratic, with a lot of clicking before you work out what goes where.
Store Locator Widgets was ranked first overall on the same site, for feature breadth, an admin console that stays manageable, and support that replies in under a minute. If ZenLocator’s design suits you exactly, it is a fine choice — if you need to shape the locator around your business, that is where we differ. Both products change over time, so check current details before deciding.
Store Locator Widgets vs ZenLocator
Side-by-side, based on published feature lists and independent review findings.
| Feature | Store Locator Widgets | ZenLocator |
|---|---|---|
| Independent ranking | Ranked #1, "Best in Class" | Ranked #2, "Recommended" |
| Free trial | 14 days, fully featured, no credit card | Free trial available |
| Design quality | Looks great by default, fully restyleable | Excellent — floating UI over the map |
| Layouts | Six layouts — full screen map, list beside or below map, mapless and grid | Single design, layout not adjustable |
| Search distance limit | Configurable | Reported as not available |
| Address search region | Restrict autocomplete to your countries | Reported as not adjustable |
| Location sort order | Configurable, with store prioritisation | Reported as not adjustable |
| Map info windows | Configurable popups on markers | Reported as not available |
| Mapping services | Google Maps, Mapbox and OpenStreetMap, with usage included | Mapbox based |
| Product filtering | Checkbox, dropdown or hidden filters | Supported, well designed |
| Directory widget | SEO location pages and directory listing | Yes — a standout feature |
| Location submission form | Visitors can submit and edit locations for your approval | Not available |
| Ratings and reviews | Built in on all plans | Not available |
| Support | Live chat with replies typically under a minute | Email support |
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Why teams move from ZenLocator to us
Search radius limits, address search region, sort order and store prioritisation are all settings here — the exact list reviewers found missing in ZenLocator.
Full screen map, list beside or below the map, a mapless design and grid lists — so the locator fits your page rather than the reverse.
Reviewers called ZenLocator’s console badly organised and idiosyncratic. Ours was rated powerful but easy to master, and stays workable at thousands of locations.
Live chat with knowledgeable replies in under a minute, day and night — the most cited reason customers stay with us.
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We move your locations, custom fields, filters and settings across for you — no downtime, no data loss, no charge.
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ZenLocator vs Store Locator Widgets
ZenLocator is genuinely well designed and was ranked second by StoreLocatorReview. We were ranked first. The deciding factor is usually flexibility: if you need search distance limits, regional address search, custom sort order or a different layout, those were reported as unavailable in ZenLocator.
Reviewers said ours looks great out of the box, and unlike ZenLocator you can change it — colors, buttons, map schemes, marker images, six layouts and custom CSS.
Yes, at no cost. Export your locations and we will bring them across with custom fields and filters intact.
Yes. You can publish SEO-friendly location pages and a directory listing alongside the map locator.
Yes. Shopify, WordPress, Squarespace, Webflow, Wix, BigCommerce, Magento and any site where you can paste an HTML snippet.
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