LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder vs Admin Menu Editor: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder vs Admin Menu Editor - MakeWPFast
LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder
B+
500K+ installs · 4.3/5 rating
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Admin Menu Editor
A-
300K+ installs · 4.6/5 rating
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Overall Winner
Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricLightStartAdmin Menu Editor
⚡ Activation TTFB+12 ms+1 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+0+2
🏠 Homepage TTFB+2 ms+-5 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+17+1
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+3 ms+1 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+20+4

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureLightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page BuilderAdmin Menu Editor
Active Installs500K+400K+
User Rating4.3/54.6/5
Speed ScoreCC
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.8.3
Requires PHP7.17.1
Last Updated2025-12-102025-09-01
Total Downloads19.3M+7.6M+
Verdict
More FeaturesWp-maintenance-mode
Overall WinnerAdmin-menu-editor
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LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder Performance ReviewAdmin Menu Editor Performance Review
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