Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode vs Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page
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| Feature | Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode v2.45 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 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 | 100,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | August 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode · Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode PRO ($) | Nifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page · Nifty Coming Soon Pro ($) |
| Pros | Simple coming soon and maintenance pages; Mailchimp email sign-up is in the free version; Customisable page design and Google Analytics snippet | 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 | Zapier and other autoresponders need PRO; Double opt-in and advanced design options need PRO; Shows promotion for the PRO version in the admin | 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 | Coming soon and maintenance page, Mailchimp email sign-up, Google Analytics snippet on the holding page, Zapier and other autoresponders ($), PRO licence activation and feature checks ($), Double opt-in for sign-ups ($) | Countdown timer section, Sign-up form that does not store emails in WordPress, Premade themes ($), Upgrade link to the Pro checkout |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp | — | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | comingsoonwp.com, dashboard.comingsoonwp.com, www.googletagmanager.com, api.mailchimp.com | fonts.googleapis.com |