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Best WordPress Backup Plugins in 2026

Data from WordPress.org Updated First published 5 min read

Scheduled backups to your own storage, with one-click restore when an update breaks the site.

Backup plugins copy your database and files to storage you control, on a schedule, and restore them when an update or a hack goes wrong. The useful differences are where backups can go (Google Drive, S3, Dropbox), whether a restore is one click, and how large a site they can handle without timing out.

Together these 10 plugins run on more than 14,280,000 active WordPress sites. Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "backup", its tag listing and its search results.

On this page
  1. Best for each measure
  2. Quick comparison
  3. The top 10
  4. What moved
  5. How to choose
  6. Head-to-head
  7. How this list is ranked
  8. FAQ
  9. Conclusion
  10. Other rankings

Best Backup Plugin for each measure

One plugin per measure, taken from the same WordPress.org figures as the ranking. A measure with nothing behind it is left out rather than guessed.

Most installed
All-in-One WP Migration

5 million+, active installs reported by WordPress.org

Highest rated
Duplicator

4.9 out of 5, from 4,930 reviews, counting only plugins with at least 50

Most reviewed
UpdraftPlus

8,637 reviews, the largest body of feedback behind a score

Most recently updated
WP STAGING

September 6, 2026, the latest release in this list

Longest established
BackWPup

July 5, 2009, first published on WordPress.org

Best support record
BackWPup

15 of 15 resolved, recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum

Most languages
WPvivid

30 languages, translated to 90% or more on translate.wordpress.org

Backup Plugins compared: rating, reviews, installs

# Plugin Rating Reviews Active installs
1 UpdraftPlus 4.8 8,637 3 million+
2 All-in-One WP Migration 4.5 7,665 5 million+
3 Jetpack 3.7 2,406 3 million+
4 Duplicator 4.9 4,930 1 million+
5 WPvivid 4.9 1,541 900,000+
6 BackWPup 4.0 1,321 400,000+
7 Backup Migration 4.9 1,331 80,000+
8 JetBackup 4.5 1,054 200,000+
9 Backuply 4.5 135 600,000+
10 WP STAGING 4.8 2,464 100,000+

The 10 best Backup Plugins, ranked by WordPress.org

Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "backup", its tag listing and its search results. Arrows show movement against the previous snapshot.

  1. 1.UpdraftPlus

    UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

    4.8 (8,637) 3 million+ active installs Updated Aug 21, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Backup, restore or migrate your WordPress website to another host or domain. Schedule backups or run manually. Migrate in minutes.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  2. 2.All-in-One WP Migration

    All-in-One WP Migration and Backup

    4.5 (7,665) 5 million+ active installs Updated Aug 20, 2026 Tested up to 7.1 Paid version available

    Trusted by 60M+ sites: The gold standard for WordPress migration and backup. Migrate, backup, and restore your WordPress site with one click.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  3. 3.Jetpack

    Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth

    3.7 (2,406) 3 million+ active installs Updated Sep 1, 2026 Tested up to 7.0.4 Paid version available

    Improve your WP security with powerful one-click tools like backup, WAF, and malware scan. Includes free tools like stats, CDN and social sharing.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  4. 4.Duplicator

    Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More

    4.9 (4,930) 1 million+ active installs Updated Aug 27, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    The best WordPress backup and migration plugin. Quickly and easily backup ,migrate, copy, move, or clone your site from one location to another.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  5. 5.WPvivid

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    WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging

    4.9 (1,541) 900,000+ active installs Updated Sep 1, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    All-in-one WordPress backup, migration and staging plugin — schedule automatic backups, restore in one click, and migrate or clone sites safely.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org

  6. 6.BackWPup

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    BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

    4.0 (1,321) 400,000+ active installs Updated Sep 3, 2026 Tested up to 7.1 Paid version available

    Back up, restore, and protect your WordPress website with automated backups, cloud storage, one-click recovery, and AI-assisted backup management.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  7. 7.Backup Migration

    4.9 (1,331) 80,000+ active installs Updated Aug 11, 2026 Tested up to 7.0.4

    Backup, migrate, and create staging sites with free cloud storage and support.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  8. 8.JetBackup

    JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate

    4.5 (1,054) 200,000+ active installs Updated Aug 26, 2026 Tested up to 7.0.4

    Backup, restore, and migrate WordPress sites fast. Supports TAR, remote backups, multi schedules, and full multisite compatibility.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  9. 9.Backuply

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    Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone

    4.5 (135) 600,000+ active installs Updated Sep 2, 2026 Tested up to 7.1

    Backup, restores, and migration with Backuply are fairly simple with a wide range of storage options from Local Backups, FTP to cloud options like AWS …

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  10. 10.WP STAGING

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    WP STAGING – WordPress Backups, Restore, Migration & Clone

    4.8 (2,464) 100,000+ active installs Updated Sep 6, 2026 Tested up to 7.1 Paid version available

    WordPress backup plugin: backups, restore & migration in minutes. Clone or duplicate your site, test updates on a staging copy. 100% unit-tested.

    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

What changed in the Backup Plugins ranking

How to choose a Backup Plugin for WordPress

  1. 1

    Store backups off the server

    Google Drive, S3 or Dropbox is the point; a backup kept only on the same host disappears with it.

  2. 2

    Set schedule and retention

    How often backups run, how many copies are kept, and whether database and files can run on different schedules.

  3. 3

    Test a restore once

    Restore and migration to a new host are what you will actually need; try them before you need them.

  4. 4

    Check the size limits

    Large sites need backups that run in chunks so they do not hit server timeouts.

Backup Plugin comparisons: side by side

The top four against each other on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.

How we rank Backup Plugins

WordPress.org publishes two orderings for "backup" and neither is reliable alone. The tag listing covers every tag the directory files these plugins under, "backup", "wordpress-backup", "database-backup", "cloud-backup", "restore" and "migration", and is sorted by active installs, which lets a large plugin carrying one of them loosely sit above the ones the category is about. Its search results are sorted by relevance and carry their own noise. So a plugin is placed here by where it sits across both lists: high in each one lifts it, high in only one does not. We fetch both every day at 03:00 UTC, keep every day's snapshot, and add nothing of our own. No plugin is inserted, removed or sponsored, and each entry shows its position in both lists on its own page. Full methodology.

Backup Plugins FAQ

What is the best Backup Plugin for WordPress?

On WordPress.org's own ranking for "backup", UpdraftPlus is #1 as of September 7, 2026, with 3 million+ active installs and a 4.8 out of 5 rating. By active installs, All-in-One WP Migration leads with 5 million+. By rating, Duplicator scores 4.9 out of 5 from 4,930 reviews.

Which Backup Plugin has the most active installs?

All-in-One WP Migration, with 5 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org as of September 7, 2026. It ranks #2 in this list.

Which Backup Plugin has the highest rating?

Duplicator, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 4,930 reviewers on WordPress.org. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted, so a single 5-star review does not win.

Which Backup Plugin was updated most recently?

WP STAGING shipped its latest release on September 6, 2026. 10 of the 10 plugins in this list were updated in the last 90 days, which is the usual sign of active maintenance.

How many Backup Plugins are there on WordPress.org?

WordPress.org lists 466 plugins tagged "backup", "wordpress-backup", "database-backup", "cloud-backup", "restore" and "migration" as of September 7, 2026. This page shows the top 10 in the directory's own order.

Are these Backup Plugins free?

All 10 are free to install from WordPress.org. 4 of them are listed as commercial, meaning the developer sells a paid version or add-ons: All-in-One WP Migration, Jetpack, BackWPup and others.

How often should a WordPress site be backed up?

As often as it changes. A blog updated weekly is fine with a daily backup; a store with orders every hour needs real-time or hourly database backups plus a daily file backup. Whatever the schedule, keep several generations off-site, so one bad backup does not overwrite the only good one.

Does a Backup Plugin replace my hosting backups?

No, it complements them. Host backups live on the same infrastructure as the site and can vanish with the account. A plugin backup pushed to your own Google Drive, Dropbox or S3 bucket is under your control and restorable on any host. Run both, and test a restore at least once.

Backup Plugins: the bottom line

As of September 7, 2026, UpdraftPlus holds the #1 spot for "backup" on WordPress.org, followed by All-in-One WP Migration and Jetpack. If install base matters most, All-in-One WP Migration leads with 5 million+ active installs. If ratings matter most, Duplicator scores 4.9 out of 5 across 4,930 reviews.

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