Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode vs Smart 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 | Smart Maintenance Mode v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | April 16, 2025 |
| Editions | Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode · Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode PRO ($) | Smart Maintenance Mode |
| Pros | Simple coming soon and maintenance pages; Mailchimp email sign-up is in the free version; Customisable page design and Google Analytics snippet | Custom HTML, messages and countdown on the maintenance page; Role and IP range bypass for the live site; No paid tier or external service |
| Cons | Zapier and other autoresponders need PRO; Double opt-in and advanced design options need PRO; Shows promotion for the PRO version in the admin | Visitors see a page, not the site, while it is on; Stores IP and role rules in a custom table and serialized options |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon and maintenance page, Mailchimp email sign-up, Google Analytics snippet on the holding page, Zapier and other autoresponders ($), PRO licence activation and feature checks ($), Double opt-in for sign-ups ($) | IP and IP-range bypass for the live site, User roles that can view the live site, Countdown to launch on the maintenance page, Custom heading and HTML on the maintenance page, Preview of the maintenance page for admins |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp | — | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | comingsoonwp.com, dashboard.comingsoonwp.com, www.googletagmanager.com, api.mailchimp.com | — |