WordPress plugin comparison

Maintenance Switch vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode

Maintenance Switch

by Fugu Design

800+ installs5.0

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode

by WPBrigade

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode has more active installs: 10K+, against 800+ for Maintenance Switch.
On a typical day, Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is downloaded about 151 times, Maintenance Switch about 19.
Maintenance Switch is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.6 from 47 reviews.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Maintenance Switch.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Maintenance Switch has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode.

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Maintenance Switch	Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Popular rank	#7,287	#1,692
Active installs	800+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	377	9.8K
Rating	5.0(12)	4.6(47)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.61	×0.98
Last release	2 months ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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