WordPress plugin comparison
Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon vs LightStart
At a glance
- LightStart has more active installs: 400K+, against 10+ for Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon.
- On a typical day, LightStart is downloaded about 5,042 times, Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon about 2.
- Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 874 reviews.
- LightStart was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Apr 9, 2020 for Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon.
- LightStart is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon.
- LightStart has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon.
Line by line
LightStart leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon |  LightStart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,306 | #133 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 400K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 253.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.3(874) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.95 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 12 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.1 |
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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