WordPress plugin comparison

Frontend Gatekeeper vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode

Frontend Gatekeeper

by Jordan Hlebarov

40+ installs5.0

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode

by WPBrigade

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for Frontend Gatekeeper.
On a typical day, Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is downloaded about 151 times, Frontend Gatekeeper about 5.
Frontend Gatekeeper is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 47 reviews.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jul 31, 2026 for Frontend Gatekeeper.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Frontend Gatekeeper.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for Frontend Gatekeeper.

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Frontend Gatekeeper	Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Popular rank	#22,242	#1,692
Active installs	40+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	86	9.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(47)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.30	×0.98
Last release	3 months ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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