WordPress plugin comparison

Maintenance Redirect vs Really Simple Under Construction Page

Maintenance Redirect

by Peter Hardy-vanDoorn

10K+ installs4.9

Really Simple Under Construction Page

by Jonas Hjalmarsson

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Maintenance Redirect has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Really Simple Under Construction Page.
On a typical day, Really Simple Under Construction Page is downloaded about 53 times, Maintenance Redirect about 47.
Maintenance Redirect is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.8 from 9 reviews.
Really Simple Under Construction Page was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against May 21, 2026 for Maintenance Redirect.
Really Simple Under Construction Page is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Maintenance Redirect.
Maintenance Redirect has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Really Simple Under Construction Page.

Maintenance Redirect leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Maintenance Redirect	Really Simple Under Construction Page
Popular rank	#1,936	#6,733
Active installs	10K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.3K	1.9K
Rating	4.9(24)	4.8(9)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.76	×0.62
Last release	5 months ago	16 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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