WordPress plugin comparison

Maintenance Mode vs Really Simple Under Construction Page

Maintenance Mode

by helderk

8K+ installs4.6

Really Simple Under Construction Page

by Jonas Hjalmarsson

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Maintenance Mode has more active installs: 8K+, against 1K+ for Really Simple Under Construction Page.
On a typical day, Maintenance Mode is downloaded about 66 times, Really Simple Under Construction Page about 53.
Really Simple Under Construction Page is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.6 from 14 reviews.
Really Simple Under Construction Page was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Aug 3, 2026 for Maintenance Mode.
Really Simple Under Construction Page is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Maintenance Mode.
Really Simple Under Construction Page has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Maintenance Mode.

Really Simple Under Construction Page leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Maintenance Mode	Really Simple Under Construction Page
Popular rank	#2,445	#6,733
Active installs	8K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.5K	1.9K
Rating	4.6(14)	4.8(9)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.62
Last release	3 months ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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