WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Maintenance vs WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction

Simple Maintenance

by Noor Alam

1K+ installs4.6

WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction

by wp-buy

3K+ installs3.5

At a glance

WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction has more active installs: 3K+, against 1K+ for Simple Maintenance.
On a typical day, WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction is downloaded about 42 times, Simple Maintenance about 22.
Simple Maintenance is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 3.5 from 4 reviews.
WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction was updated more recently: Sep 2, 2026, against Nov 12, 2024 for Simple Maintenance.
WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction 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 2020 for WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction.

WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Maintenance	WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction
Popular rank	#5,702	#3,707
Active installs	1K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	466	759
Rating	4.6(11)	3.5(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.14	×0.62
Last release	2 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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