Coming Soon Maintenance Mode vs Maintenance (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Coming Soon Plugins top 10: Coming Soon Maintenance Mode at #9 and Maintenance at #2. Maintenance leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Coming Soon Maintenance Mode
A Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode plugin to manage your site's availability with responsive templates and SEO-friendly features.
Maintenance
Great looking maintenance, coming soon & under construction pages. Put your site under maintenance in minutes.
Who leads on what
Maintenance leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.
Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Maintenance has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 7,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Coming Soon Maintenance Mode has 3, Maintenance has 864. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Maintenance has more reviews behind its score: 864 against 3.
Maintenance was updated more recently, on August 16, 2026; Coming Soon Maintenance Mode on August 10, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Coming Soon Maintenance Mode
Coming Soon Maintenance Mode does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Maintenance
Pick Maintenance if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Coming Soon Maintenance Mode vs Maintenance side by side
| Coming Soon Maintenance Mode | Maintenance | |
|---|---|---|
| Coming Soon Plugins ranking | #9 | #2 |
| Rating | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 3 | 864 |
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 1 million+ |
| Total downloads | 131,109 | 19,102,553 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| First published | Jan 31, 2023 | May 31, 2012 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.0.4 | 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Coming Soon Maintenance Mode ratings
Maintenance ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Coming Soon Maintenance Mode nor Maintenance can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Coming Soon Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Coming Soon Maintenance Mode vs Maintenance: common questions
Is Coming Soon Maintenance Mode better than Maintenance?
Maintenance leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Which has more users, Coming Soon Maintenance Mode or Maintenance?
Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Coming Soon Maintenance Mode or Maintenance?
Maintenance has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 7,000+.
Are Coming Soon Maintenance Mode and Maintenance free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Coming Soon Maintenance Mode may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Maintenance may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Alternatives to Coming Soon Maintenance Mode and Maintenance
Plugins that score close to both in the same WordPress.org rankings and tags.
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LightStart
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CMP
200,000+ installs · 4.7 from 326 reviews
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10,000+ installs · 4.8 from 316 reviews
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