Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib vs Elementor
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| Feature | Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib v1.4.1 · 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 | 5,000+ | 10M+ |
| Last updated | September 29, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib | Elementor · Elementor Pro ($) |
| Pros | 15 responsive templates customised in the Customizer; Countdown timer and social links; Bypass link and REST API blocking while the page is on | 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 | Subscribe form needs a Mailchimp form action URL pasted in; Limited to holding pages, not full landing page building; Google Analytics option loads a third-party script when set | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Fifteen responsive page templates, Countdown timer to a launch date, Page settings in the WordPress Customizer, Bypass token link for logged-out preview, Blocks REST API and XML-RPC while the page is on, Noindex and robots.txt output while the page is on, Google Analytics tag option | 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 | — | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Social | — | YouTube and Vimeo |
| Other | — | Elementor usage tracking API |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | 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 |