WordPress plugin comparison

Gatekeeper vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode

Gatekeeper

by jamiewilson

200+ installs3.7

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 200+ for Gatekeeper.
On a typical day, Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is downloaded about 151 times, Gatekeeper about 4.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 47 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 23, 2017 for Gatekeeper.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Gatekeeper.
Gatekeeper has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode.

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

Metric	Gatekeeper	Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Popular rank	#12,128	#1,692
Active installs	200+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	68	9.8K
Rating	3.7(3)	4.6(47)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.98
Last release	9 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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