10 Best Modular DS Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Modular DS has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Modular DS
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WP Umbrella
Closest matchWP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring
4.8 (75) 80,000+ active installsEverything you need to sell WordPress maintenance and manage multiple sites effortlessly: backup, update, uptime monitoring, and security.
Shares the backup, backups, monitoring tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 5.0, last updated 2 days ago.
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4.4 (177) 200,000+ active installsInstall this plugin on unlimited sites and manage them all from a central dashboard. This plugin communicates with your InfiniteWP Admin Panel.
Shares the backup, security tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.4 against 5.0, last updated 19 days ago.
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MainWP Child
Paid version availableMainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites
5.0 (70) 700,000+ active installsMainWP Child establishes a secure link between your WordPress sites and your self-hosted MainWP Dashboard, simplifying site management.
Shares the backups, monitoring, security tags on WordPress.org. About 18 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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The WP Remote WordPress Plugin
4.6 (74) 30,000+ active installsManage updates, backups, and more across all your WordPress sites with WP Remote.
Shares the backup, monitoring, update tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.6 against 5.0, last updated 10 days ago.
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MainWP Dashboard
Paid version availableMainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies
4.9 (2,348) 20,000+ active installsRun updates, backups, security and reporting across all client sites from your own server. Keep data private and prove your value with branded reports …
Shares the backups, security, update tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.9 against 5.0, last updated 13 days ago.
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4.6 (678) 1 million+ active installsA better way to manage dozens of WordPress websites.
Shares the backup, security tags on WordPress.org. About 25 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 5.0, last updated 17 days ago.
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4.9 (1,331) 80,000+ active installsBackup, migrate, and create staging sites with free cloud storage and support.
Shares the backup, backups tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 5.0, last updated 27 days ago.
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BackWPup
Paid version availableBackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin
4.0 (1,321) 400,000+ active installsBack up, restore, and protect your WordPress website with automated backups, cloud storage, one-click recovery, and AI-assisted backup management.
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.0 against 5.0, last updated 4 days ago.
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JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate
4.5 (1,054) 200,000+ active installsBackup, restore, and migrate WordPress sites fast. Supports TAR, remote backups, multi schedules, and full multisite compatibility.
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 5.0, last updated 12 days ago.
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WP STAGING
Paid version availableWP STAGING – WordPress Backups, Restore, Migration & Clone
4.8 (2,464) 100,000+ active installsWordPress backup plugin: backups, restore & migration in minutes. Clone or duplicate your site, test updates on a staging copy. 100% unit-tested.
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 5.0, last updated today.
Switching from Modular DS: common questions
What is the best alternative to Modular DS?
WP Umbrella is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 80,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Modular DS alternative has the most users?
ManageWP Worker, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Modular DS alternative is rated highest?
MainWP Child, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 70 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Modular DS alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Modular DS score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Modular DS on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
WP Umbrella is the closest match to Modular DS by the data we track, and ManageWP Worker has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. WP STAGING shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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