10 Best Countdown Block Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Countdown Block sits at #4 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Countdown Block
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Colorlib
Closest matchComing Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib
4.7 (42) 5,000+ active installsCreate a coming soon page or maintenance mode screen with 15 responsive templates, countdown timer, MailChimp subscribe form, and social media links.
#10 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated 23 days ago.
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Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock
4.7 (183) 10,000+ active installsCountdown builder - Customizable Countdown Timer
#3 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated February 8, 2026.
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3.2 (54) 4,000+ active installsA customizable countdown timer for events, launches, sales, evergreen campaigns, and landing pages.
#8 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated May 23, 2026.
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4.6 (48) 3,000+ active installsEvent countdown timer for The Events Calendar. Show a countdown to upcoming events with a shortcode, block, Elementor widget or sticky floating bar.
#7 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, last updated September 1, 2026.
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WPC Countdown Timer for WooCommerce
5.0 (3) 1,000+ active installsWPC Countdown Timer helps you display countdown timer in single product pages and shop page.
#5 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, last updated September 17, 2026.
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Simple Countdown Timer – Sales, Launch and Event Countdowns
5.0 (1) 1,000+ active installsAdd a countdown to any page or post for a sale, launch or event. Build one in a click, or customise every part of it.
#9 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, last updated September 6, 2026.
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Countdown Timer Block – build urgency for events and launches
4.0 (4) 2,000+ active installsCountdown timer block for Gutenberg – count down to events, sales, and launches with customizable layouts, colors, separators, and patterns.
#6 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. About half the installs, last updated August 30, 2026.
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3.6 (14) 2,000+ active installsEvergreen Countdown is a plugin built for marketers that need a reliable solution to use scarcity on their websites and landing pages.
#2 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. About half the installs, last updated August 3, 2026.
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HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce
4.8 (170) 20,000+ active installsCreate unlimited urgency and scarcity countdown timers for WordPress and WooCommerce to boost conversions and sales instantly.
#1 in the WordPress.org Countdown Timer Plugins ranking. About 5 times the installs, last updated today.
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4.8 (317) 10,000+ active installsNifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page creates awesome Coming Soon & Maintenance Pages.
Shares the coming soon tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated August 25, 2026.
Countdown Block against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Countdown Block vs Colorlib4,000+ vs 5,000+ installs · 4.1 vs 4.7
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Countdown Block vs Countdown & Clock4,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.1 vs 4.7
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Countdown Block vs Uji Countdown4,000+ vs 4,000+ installs · 4.1 vs 3.2
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Countdown Block vs Event Countdown for The Events Calendar4,000+ vs 3,000+ installs · 4.1 vs 4.6
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Countdown Block vs WPC Countdown Timer4,000+ vs 1,000+ installs · 4.1 vs 5.0
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Countdown Block vs Simple Countdown4,000+ vs 1,000+ installs · 4.1 vs 5.0
Switching from Countdown Block: common questions
What is the best alternative to Countdown Block?
Colorlib is the closest match: it shares the Countdown Timer Plugins top 10 with Countdown Block and has 5,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Countdown Block alternative has the most users?
HurryTimer, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Countdown Block alternative is rated highest?
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page & Under Construction, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 317 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Countdown Block alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Countdown Block score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Countdown Block on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Colorlib is the closest match to Countdown Block by the data we track, and HurryTimer has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. HurryTimer shipped the most recent release, on October 20, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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