Meta Box vs LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Meta Box vs LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder - MakeWPFast
Meta Box
A-
500K+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder
B+
500K+ installs · 4.3/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricMeta BoxLightStart
⚡ Activation TTFB+3 ms+12 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+9+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+-1 ms+2 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+0+17
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+-6 ms+3 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+0+20

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureMeta BoxLightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder
Active Installs500K+500K+
User Rating4.8/54.3/5
Speed ScoreC+C
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.17.1
Last Updated2026-02-022025-12-10
Total Downloads22.9M+19.3M+
Verdict
FasterMeta-box
More FeaturesMeta-box
Overall WinnerMeta-box
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