WordPress plugin comparison
Maintenance vs Maintenance Switch
At a glance
- Maintenance has more active installs: 1M+, against 800+ for Maintenance Switch.
- On a typical day, Maintenance is downloaded about 4,344 times, Maintenance Switch about 19.
- Maintenance Switch is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.4 from 871 reviews.
- Maintenance was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Maintenance Switch.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Maintenance has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Maintenance Switch.
Line by line
Maintenance leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Maintenance |  Maintenance Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #60 | #7,342 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 410.8K | 389 |
| Rating | 4.4(871) | 5.0(12) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×3.18 | ×0.61 |
| Last release | 5 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 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 vs Minimal Coming Soon
- Maintenance vs Siteready Coming Soon Under Construction
- Maintenance vs Landing Page Builder
- Maintenance vs Aitasi Coming Soon
- Maintenance Switch vs WP Maintenance
- Maintenance Switch vs Speedx
- Maintenance Switch vs Maintenance Redirect
- Maintenance Switch 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