WordPress plugin comparison

Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page vs LightStart

Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page

by PatternsWP

50+ installs5.0

LightStart

by Themeisle

400K+ installs4.3

At a glance

LightStart has more active installs: 400K+, against 50+ for Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page.
On a typical day, LightStart is downloaded about 5,042 times, Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page about 4.
Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 874 reviews.
LightStart was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Apr 18, 2025 for Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page.
LightStart is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page.
LightStart has been around longer: since 2010, against 2024 for Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page.

LightStart leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode Page	LightStart
Popular rank	#20,901	#133
Active installs	50+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	76	253.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.3(874)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.12	×1.95
Last release	1 year ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6.20	7.1

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