WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Maintenance Mode vs Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode

Smart Maintenance Mode

by brijeshk89

1K+ installs3.2

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode

by WPBrigade

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Smart Maintenance Mode.
On a typical day, Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is downloaded about 151 times, Smart Maintenance Mode about 11.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 47 reviews, against 3.2 from 15 reviews.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Apr 16, 2025 for Smart Maintenance Mode.
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Smart Maintenance Mode.
Smart Maintenance Mode has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode.

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart Maintenance Mode	Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Popular rank	#6,287	#1,692
Active installs	1K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	190	9.8K
Rating	3.2(15)	4.6(47)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.18	×0.98
Last release	1 year ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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