Maintenance vs Ultimate Coming Soon (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: Maintenance at #2 and Ultimate Coming Soon at #10. Maintenance leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Maintenance
Great looking maintenance, coming soon & under construction pages. Put your site under maintenance in minutes.
Ultimate Coming Soon
Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Under Construction – Gutenberg Block Builder & Landing Page
The Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Under Construction plugin — powered by the Gutenberg Block Builder. Create stunning Landing Page …
Who leads on what
Maintenance leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.
Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #10 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Maintenance has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 9,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Maintenance has 864, Ultimate Coming Soon has 6. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Maintenance has more reviews behind its score: 864 against 6.
Maintenance was updated more recently, on August 16, 2026; Ultimate Coming Soon on July 21, 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.
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.
Ultimate Coming Soon
Ultimate Coming Soon 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 vs Ultimate Coming Soon side by side
| Maintenance | Ultimate Coming Soon | |
|---|---|---|
| Coming Soon Plugins ranking | #2 | #10 |
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Reviews | 864 | 6 |
| Active installs | 1 million+ | 9,000+ |
| Total downloads | 19,102,553 | 71,724 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| First published | May 31, 2012 | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Maintenance ratings
Ultimate Coming Soon 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 Maintenance nor Ultimate Coming Soon can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Coming Soon Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Maintenance vs Ultimate Coming Soon: common questions
Is Maintenance better than Ultimate Coming Soon?
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 #10 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Which has more users, Maintenance or Ultimate Coming Soon?
Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #10 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Maintenance or Ultimate Coming Soon?
Maintenance has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 9,000+.
Are Maintenance and Ultimate Coming Soon free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Maintenance may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Ultimate Coming Soon may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Alternatives to Maintenance and Ultimate Coming Soon
Plugins that score close to both in the same WordPress.org rankings and tags.
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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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