EZ Coming Soon vs Maintenance Redirect
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Maintenance Redirect leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,944, ahead of EZ Coming Soon at #24,273. Over the last 7 days Maintenance Redirect climbed 10 places and EZ Coming Soon climbed 239 places. Maintenance Redirect has the largest install base, roughly 333× the next: 10K+ active installs against 30+ for EZ Coming Soon. Downloads this week: Maintenance Redirect 423 and EZ Coming Soon 41. Ratings: EZ Coming Soon 5★ from 1 and Maintenance Redirect 4.9★ from 24 reviews.
| Metric | EZ Coming Soon | Maintenance Redirect |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #24,273 ▲ 239 | #1,944 ▲ 10 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 41 | 423 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 4.9★ (24) |
| Last updated | Oct 12, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.1.0 | 2.2.1 |
| Best rank on record | #23,778 | #1,943 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2023 | Jun 2010 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, EZ Coming Soon or Maintenance Redirect?
By active installs, Maintenance Redirect: 10K+ sites run it against 30+ for EZ Coming Soon, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, EZ Coming Soon or Maintenance Redirect?
Maintenance Redirect, at #1,944 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with EZ Coming Soon at #24,273. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are EZ Coming Soon or Maintenance Redirect alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.