CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance vs Elementor
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| Feature | CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance v4.1.22 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Elementor v4.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 10M+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | CMP - Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin · CMP premium themes ($) | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) |
| Pros | Coming soon, maintenance and redirect modes; Subscribe forms for Mailchimp, MailPoet and Mailster; Free bundled themes with Contact Form 7 and reCAPTCHA support | Drag and drop editing with global styles and kit settings; Reusable components and nested layouts; Usage tracking is opt-in and off by default |
| Cons | Premium themes and special effects are paid extras; Some options point to niteothemes.com product pages; Mailchimp subscribers must be checked in Mailchimp itself | Forms, theme builder and popups need the Pro edition; Large plugin with many modules and admin screens; Some AI features prompt for upgrade or credits |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon, maintenance and redirect modes, Subscribe form with MailPoet and Mailster options, Subscriber list admin screen, Google reCAPTCHA check on subscribe, Google Analytics script option, Premium themes sold through the vendor store ($), Special effects for premium themes ($) | Visual page editor, Kit with global site settings and styles, REST routes for editor documents, Responsive frontend styles, Site editor for templates, Reusable components, Global classes, Nested tabs and accordion widgets, Opt-in usage tracking |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp, MailPoet, Mailster | — | |
| Social | — | YouTube and Vimeo |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7 | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Unsplash | Elementor usage tracking API |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | niteothemes.com, api.unsplash.com, www.google.com | my.elementor.com, ms-8874.elementor.com, assets.elementor.com, go.elementor.com, elementor.com, api-eu.mixpanel.com, cdn.mxpnl.com, editor.elementor.com, assets.stg.elementor.red, assets.dev.builder.elementor.red, plugins.svn.wordpress.org |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |