Maintenance vs Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page
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| Feature | Maintenance v4.32 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page v3.0.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | August 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Maintenance · Maintenance PRO ($) | Nifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page · Nifty Coming Soon Pro ($) |
| Pros | Returns 503 to visitors while logged-in users keep access; Visual builder for logo, background, colours and text; Optional Google Analytics tracking on the maintenance page; Simple on and off switch in the settings | Countdown timer and sign-up form on the holding page; Edited in the WordPress customizer with live preview; Free core for basic coming soon and maintenance pages |
| Cons | Many themes and modules are PRO only; Admin shows upgrade links and PRO dialogs; Pro themes and modules are sold on the vendor site | Premade themes and secret links need Pro; Sign-up emails are not stored in WordPress; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Maintenance mode with 503 response, Visual page builder for the maintenance page, Google Analytics on the maintenance page, PRO-only modules ($) | Countdown timer section, Sign-up form that does not store emails in WordPress, Premade themes ($), Upgrade link to the Pro checkout |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, www.google-analytics.com | fonts.googleapis.com |