10 Best UpdraftPlus Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
UpdraftPlus sits at #1 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. 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 UpdraftPlus
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BackWPup – 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.
#6 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. 400,000+ installs against 3 million+, rated 4.0 against 4.8, last updated 4 days ago.
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Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More
4.9 (4,930) 1 million+ active installsThe best WordPress backup and migration plugin. Quickly and easily backup ,migrate, copy, move, or clone your site from one location to another.
#4 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. About a third of the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated 11 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.
#10 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. 100,000+ installs against 3 million+, last updated today.
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Jetpack
Paid version availableJetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
3.7 (2,406) 3 million+ active installsImprove your WP security with powerful one-click tools like backup, WAF, and malware scan. Includes free tools like stats, CDN and social sharing.
#3 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. A similar number of installs, rated 3.7 against 4.8, last updated 6 days ago.
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Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone
4.5 (135) 600,000+ active installsBackup, restores, and migration with Backuply are fairly simple with a wide range of storage options from Local Backups, FTP to cloud options like AWS …
#9 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.8, last updated 5 days ago.
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All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights)
4.7 (5,202) 2 million+ active installsAIOSEO is the WordPress SEO plugin. Boost SEO rankings with AI SEO tools, schema, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps & rank tracking.
About half the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.8, last updated 10 days ago.
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All-in-One WP Migration
Paid version availableAll-in-One WP Migration and Backup
4.5 (7,665) 5 million+ active installsTrusted by 60M+ sites: The gold standard for WordPress migration and backup. Migrate, backup, and restore your WordPress site with one click.
#2 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. About 1.7 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.8, last updated 18 days ago.
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WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging
4.9 (1,541) 900,000+ active installsAll-in-one WordPress backup, migration and staging plugin — schedule automatic backups, restore in one click, and migrate or clone sites safely.
#5 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. About a third of the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated 6 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.
#8 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. 200,000+ installs against 3 million+, rated 4.5 against 4.8, last updated 12 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.
#7 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking. 80,000+ installs against 3 million+, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated 27 days ago.
UpdraftPlus against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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UpdraftPlus vs BackWPup3 million+ vs 400,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.0
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UpdraftPlus vs Duplicator3 million+ vs 1 million+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.9
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UpdraftPlus vs WP STAGING3 million+ vs 100,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.8
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UpdraftPlus vs Jetpack3 million+ vs 3 million+ installs · 4.8 vs 3.7
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UpdraftPlus vs Backuply3 million+ vs 600,000+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.5
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UpdraftPlus vs All-in-One WP Migration3 million+ vs 5 million+ installs · 4.8 vs 4.5
Switching from UpdraftPlus: common questions
What is the best alternative to UpdraftPlus?
BackWPup is the closest match: it shares the Backup Plugins top 10 with UpdraftPlus and has 400,000+ active installs with a 4.0 out of 5 rating.
Which UpdraftPlus alternative has the most users?
All-in-One WP Migration, with 5 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which UpdraftPlus alternative is rated highest?
Duplicator, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 4,930 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these UpdraftPlus 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 UpdraftPlus 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 UpdraftPlus 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
BackWPup is the closest match to UpdraftPlus by the data we track, and All-in-One WP Migration has the widest reach with 5 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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