WordPress plugin comparison

Maintenance Redirect vs Smart Maintenance Scheduler

Maintenance Redirect

by Peter Hardy-vanDoorn

10K+ installs4.9

Smart Maintenance Scheduler

by Shyam Kariya

20+ installs

At a glance

Maintenance Redirect has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Smart Maintenance Scheduler.
On a typical day, Maintenance Redirect is downloaded about 47 times, Smart Maintenance Scheduler about 3.
Smart Maintenance Scheduler has no reviews yet.
Smart Maintenance Scheduler was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2026, against May 21, 2026 for Maintenance Redirect.
Smart Maintenance Scheduler resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Maintenance Redirect.
Smart Maintenance Scheduler 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 2025 for Smart Maintenance Scheduler.

Maintenance Redirect leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Maintenance Redirect	Smart Maintenance Scheduler
Popular rank	#1,936	#27,008
Active installs	10K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.4K	98
Rating	4.9(24)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.76	×0.20
Last release	5 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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