WordPress plugin comparison

Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode vs LightStart

Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode

by wpshopmart

2K+ installs4.8

LightStart

by Themeisle

400K+ installs4.3

At a glance

LightStart has more active installs: 400K+, against 2K+ for Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode.
On a typical day, LightStart is downloaded about 5,042 times, Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode about 22.
Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 129 reviews, against 4.3 from 874 reviews.
LightStart was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Dec 27, 2024 for Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode.
LightStart is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode.
LightStart has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode.

LightStart leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode	LightStart
Popular rank	#4,293	#133
Active installs	2K+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	538	252K
Rating	4.8(129)	4.3(874)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.18	×1.95
Last release	1 year ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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