WordPress plugin comparison
PausePage vs Simple Maintenance
At a glance
- Simple Maintenance has more active installs: 1K+, against 50+ for PausePage.
- On a typical day, Simple Maintenance is downloaded about 22 times, PausePage about 3.
- PausePage has no reviews yet.
- PausePage was updated more recently: Aug 22, 2026, against Nov 12, 2024 for Simple Maintenance.
- PausePage 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 PausePage.
Line by line
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| Metric |  PausePage |  Simple Maintenance |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #21,332 | #5,694 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 95 | 485 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(11) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.23 | ×0.14 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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