Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode vs Coming Soon Landing Page and Maintenance Mode
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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 Landing Page and Maintenance Mode v2.2.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | December 27, 2024 |
| Editions | Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode · Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode PRO ($) | Responsive Coming Soon · Coming Soon Pro ($) |
| Pros | Simple coming soon and maintenance pages; Mailchimp email sign-up is in the free version; Customisable page design and Google Analytics snippet | Coming soon or maintenance mode with countdown and slideshow; Admin can still view the site while the page is up; Email sign-up form using WordPress mail |
| 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 | Many features are only in the paid Pro version; Sign-up emails go through wp_mail, so mail delivery must work; Readme and screens promote Pro features heavily |
| 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 ($) | Front-end coming soon page when enabled, Countdown timer, Background slideshow with limited slides, Sign-up form sending through wp_mail, Admin bar menu item, Mailchimp and other newsletter services ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp | — | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | comingsoonwp.com, dashboard.comingsoonwp.com, www.googletagmanager.com, api.mailchimp.com | — |