WordPress plugin comparison
Maintenance Switch vs WP Maintenance
At a glance
- WP Maintenance has more active installs: 60K+, against 800+ for Maintenance Switch.
- On a typical day, WP Maintenance is downloaded about 222 times, Maintenance Switch about 19.
- Maintenance Switch is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.7 from 98 reviews.
- Maintenance Switch was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jun 9, 2026 for WP Maintenance.
- WP Maintenance has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Maintenance Switch.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Maintenance Switch |  WP Maintenance |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,342 | #685 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 389 | 7K |
| Rating | 5.0(12) | 4.7(98) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | – |
| Search multiplier | ×0.61 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Maintenance Switch vs Speedx
- Maintenance Switch vs Maintenance
- Maintenance Switch vs Maintenance Redirect
- Maintenance Switch vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
- WP Maintenance vs Speedx
- WP Maintenance vs Maintenance
- WP Maintenance vs Maintenance Redirect
- WP Maintenance vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free