SobiPro and Sobi2 are Directory Components developed by us. SobiPro is the follower of Sobi2 but developed from scratch.
There are detailed descriptions available for SobiPro and Sobi2. Learn also what is New in SobiPro.

	SobiPro 1.0.x	Sobi2	Note
Component Type	Multi-Directory	Directory
No. of directories	unlimited	1
License	GNU/GPL V3	GNU/GPL V2
Price	free	free
Joomla! 1.5
Joomla! 1.6	*		*) not longer supported
Joomla! 1.7	*		*) not longer supported
Joomla! 2.5
RC1 Release Date	28 February 2011	3 October 2006
Actual version	1.0.8 stable	2.9.4.2 stable
Last Release Date	6 August 2012	18 July 2012
Available Languages	27	35	dated August 2012
Custom Fields
Fields Manager
Core Field Types	9	7
Additional Field Types	*		*) installable via Application Manager
Data Management
Data Structure	XML	PHP
Data Filters	*		*) extendable by own filters
HTML Filter
Nested Categories
Category Depth	unlimited	unlimited
Frontend Entry Submission
Access Control
ACL
403 Redirect	*		*) with individual message
Edit Control*			*) user changes visible only after approval
Listings Management
Entry Sorting	advanced*	basic	*) sorting by fields
Tags	1	2	1) via application 2) integrated
Alpha Index
Alpha Index Field	adjustable	Entry Title/Category Name
Views & Menu Items
User's Listings	*		*) list of entries via template possible
Section Menu Item
Category Menu Item
Entry Menu Item
Search Menu Item
Add Entry Menu Item
Search Functionality
Search Function
Search Select Lists
Search Multiple Select Lists	*		*) depends on field type
Search Checkboxes	*		*) depends on field type
Search Radio Buttons	*		*) depends on field type
Priority Search
Range Search
Category Search
Search Results on Map	*		*) via application
Payment Settings
Pay-per-Field Option
Currency Sign/Format	adjustable	adjustable
Tax Calculation
Paypal Gateway	integrated	integrated
layout/Templates
Template System
Templates for	all views	main views (3)
Template Language
Tableless
Code Editor	built-in	built-in
Template Overwrite
Language Overwrite
Configuration Overwrite
Administrator Templates	*		*) PHP, configuration
Extensibility/Add-Ons
Add-On Interface
Available Add-Ons	more than 45*	more than 80	*) rapidly growing; dated June 2012
Add-On Installer	Application Manager	Plugin Manager
Remote Installation
Modular Concept
Location Determination
Google Maps	1	2	1) via application 2) integrated
Geolocation	*		*) via application/browser
Error Handling and Cache
Debug/Error Logging
System Check
Data Accelerator/Cache
CSS/Javascript Cache