WordPress plugin comparison

Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode vs LightStart

Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode

by Labinator

100+ installs5.0

LightStart

by Themeisle

400K+ installs4.3

At a glance

LightStart has more active installs: 400K+, against 100+ for Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode.
On a typical day, LightStart is downloaded about 5,042 times, Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode about 7.
Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.3 from 874 reviews.
LightStart was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
LightStart has been around longer: since 2010, against 2020 for Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode.

LightStart leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode	LightStart
Popular rank	#13,172	#133
Active installs	100+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	203	253.3K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.3(874)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.39	×1.95
Last release	14 days ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	8.5.12	7.1

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