WordPress plugin comparison
Lite Maintenance Mode vs Simple Maintenance
Lite Maintenance Mode
by Dharmendra Patidar
500+ installs5.0
Simple Maintenance
by Noor Alam
1K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Simple Maintenance has more active installs: 1K+, against 500+ for Lite Maintenance Mode.
- On a typical day, Simple Maintenance is downloaded about 22 times, Lite Maintenance Mode about 16.
- Lite Maintenance Mode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 11 reviews.
- Lite Maintenance Mode was updated more recently: Sep 19, 2026, against Nov 12, 2024 for Simple Maintenance.
- Lite Maintenance Mode is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Simple Maintenance.
- Simple Maintenance has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Lite Maintenance Mode.
Line by line
Lite Maintenance Mode leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lite Maintenance Mode | Simple Maintenance |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,098 | #5,697 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 321 | 475 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.6(11) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.56 | ×0.14 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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