Maintenance vs Under Construction
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| Feature | Maintenance v4.32 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Under Construction v5.83 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Maintenance · Maintenance PRO ($) | Under Construction · Under Construction PRO ($) |
| 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 | Many ready-made holding page designs in the free version; Simple setup to show a maintenance or coming soon page; Optional Google Analytics tracking on the holding page |
| 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 | Drag-and-drop builder and many templates need the PRO version; Licence key checks go to the vendor licensing servers when saved |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| 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 ($) | Under construction, coming soon and maintenance pages for logged-out visitors, Built-in page designs selectable by URL parameter, Google Analytics tag on the holding page, PRO upgrade dialog and promo links ($), PRO license key validation against the vendor server ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics | Google Analytics |
| Other | Google Fonts | Bunny Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, www.google-analytics.com | license1.underconstructionpage.com, license2.underconstructionpage.com, fonts.bunny.net, www.googletagmanager.com |