Query Monitor – The developer tools… vs WP Secure Maintenance (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Query Monitor – The developer tools…
200K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Query Monitor – The developer tools… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 464 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Query Monitor – The developer tools… has accumulated 19M+ total downloads while WP Secure Maintenance has 56K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Query Monitor – The developer tools… | WP Secure Maintenance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 3.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 464 | ◄ | 5 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 19M+ | ◄ | 56K+ |
| Support Resolution | 43% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2016 | |
| Age | 13 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.1+ | 5.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.20.4 | 1.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Query Monitor – The developer tools… averaged approximately 16,884 daily downloads while WP Secure Maintenance averaged 8.
Recent Reviews
Query Monitor – The developer tools… Reviews
The most useful plugin of all time
If you’ve even the smell of an issue with your site, this will track it down so that you can fix it. An indispensable tool for developers.
Good
Good. Shows a lot of useful stuff. Note that you will need to add /wp-content/db.php to your gitignore. This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by kloddant.
Quá tuyệt vời, plugin này web nào tôi cũng cài
Tôi thường tạo các demo web, blog với những lựa chọn khác nhau về theme, plugin. Việc theo dõi hiệu suất backend là rất quan trọng để chọn ra được một combo tốt về hiệu suất.
WP Secure Maintenance Reviews
Excellent Site Locking Functionality
This plugin works great. It’s simple, and does what it says. By removing all page content besides this plugin’s, it prevents bots from being able to see what other plugins you have activated (which co
Great thing with a big problem
I was looking for exactly this type and found. But to perfection is missing one big and fundamental thing. If password maintenance is active. So virtually the entire WordPress is closed and WPbackup a
Hideous and useless
Looks like it was built as a high school project. Text is all cut off, fields are unclear, logo area is rounded off, and there’s hokey glow effects everywhere. I seriously have no idea what they were
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