WordPress plugin comparison
Frontend Gatekeeper vs Minimal Coming Soon
Frontend Gatekeeper
by Jordan Hlebarov
40+ installs5.0
Minimal Coming Soon
by WebFactory
100K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Minimal Coming Soon has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Frontend Gatekeeper.
- On a typical day, Minimal Coming Soon is downloaded about 441 times, Frontend Gatekeeper about 5.
- Frontend Gatekeeper is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 282 reviews.
- Minimal Coming Soon was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jul 31, 2026 for Frontend Gatekeeper.
- Minimal Coming Soon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Frontend Gatekeeper.
- Minimal Coming Soon has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Frontend Gatekeeper.
Line by line
Minimal Coming Soon leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Frontend Gatekeeper | Minimal Coming Soon |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,218 | #408 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 83 | 13.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.3(282) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.30 | ×1.25 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 5.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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