WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Maintenance vs Smart Maintenance Scheduler
At a glance
- Simple Maintenance has more active installs: 1K+, against 20+ for Smart Maintenance Scheduler.
- On a typical day, Simple Maintenance is downloaded about 22 times, Smart Maintenance Scheduler about 3.
- Smart Maintenance Scheduler has no reviews yet.
- Smart Maintenance Scheduler was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2026, against Nov 12, 2024 for Simple Maintenance.
- Smart Maintenance Scheduler 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 Smart Maintenance Scheduler.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Simple Maintenance |  Smart Maintenance Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,697 | #27,042 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 475 | 102 |
| Rating | 4.6(11) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.14 | ×0.20 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 2 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.
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