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…

Query Monitor – The developer tools…

4.9(464)

200K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago
View Query Monitor – The developer tools…
VS
WP Secure Maintenance

WP Secure Maintenance

3.6(5)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
View WP Secure Maintenance

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

Rating
4.9/5Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance3.6/5
Total Reviews
464Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance5
Active Installs
200K+Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance1.0K+
Total Downloads
19M+Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance56K+
Support Resolution
43%Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure MaintenanceN/A
Last Updated
2 weeks agoQuery Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance1 year ago
First Released
2013Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance2016
Age
13 yearsQuery Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance10 years
WP Requires
6.1+Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance5.2+
PHP Requires
7.4+Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance7.0+
Business Model
FreeQuery Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure MaintenanceFree
Latest Version
3.20.4Query Monitor – The developer tools…
WP Secure Maintenance1.7

Rating Breakdown

Query Monitor – The developer tools…

4.9/5(464 reviews)
5
97%
4
1%
3
0%
2
0%
1
2%

WP Secure Maintenance

3.6/5(5 reviews)
5
40%
4
20%
3
20%
2
0%
1
20%

Recent Reviews

Query Monitor – The developer tools… Reviews

by dochara

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.

by kloddant

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.

by tinhnguyenblog

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

by Joshua Gerrity

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

by moddo

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

by sketchhog

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Query Monitor – The developer tools… or WP Secure Maintenance more popular?
Query Monitor – The developer tools… has 200K+ active installations while WP Secure Maintenance has 1.0K+. Query Monitor – The developer tools… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Query Monitor – The developer tools… or WP Secure Maintenance?
Query Monitor – The developer tools… has a 4.9/5 rating from 464 reviews, while WP Secure Maintenance has a 3.6/5 rating from 5 reviews.
Are Query Monitor – The developer tools… and WP Secure Maintenance free?
Query Monitor – The developer tools… is free and WP Secure Maintenance is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Query Monitor – The developer tools… or WP Secure Maintenance?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Query Monitor – The developer tools… was last updated 2 weeks ago and WP Secure Maintenance was last updated 1 year ago.

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