10 Best iControlWP Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
iControlWP has 1,000+ 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 iControlWP
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ManageWP Worker
Closest match4.6 (678) 1 million+ active installsA better way to manage dozens of WordPress websites.
Shares the backup, security tags on WordPress.org. About 1,000 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.8, last updated 17 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 200 times the installs, rated 4.4 against 4.8, last updated 19 days ago.
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Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites
5.0 (126) 40,000+ active installsManage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security, reports, and more.
Shares the backup, security tags on WordPress.org. About 40 times the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.8, last updated 3 days ago.
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4.2 (129) 10,000+ active installsXCloner is a backup plugin that allows you to safely back up and restore your WordPress sites. You can send site backups to SFTP, Dropbox, Amazon, Goo …
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.8, last updated May 26, 2026.
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4.0 (128) 10,000+ active installsBackup and Staging by WP Time Capsule is an automated incremental backup plugin that backs up your website changes as per your schedule to Dropbox, Go …
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.0 against 4.8, last updated June 10, 2026.
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Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin
4.8 (114) 8,000+ active installsMake printing your blog easy and impressive. For you & your visitors. One post or thousands.
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated May 22, 2026.
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Prime Mover – Backup and Migration
5.0 (138) 10,000+ active installsThe simplest all-around plugin to migrate WordPress and do backups. These support multisite backup/migration or cloning a WP site/multisite subsite.
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.8, last updated August 5, 2026.
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4.5 (38) 300+ active installsFree WordPress migration plugin. Move to a new host or domain with a restore code. No 4GB zip cap.
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator
4.6 (27) 5,000+ active installsFastDup - Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
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Everest Backup
Paid version availableEverest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin
4.4 (45) 3,000+ active installsEverest Backup is a modern tool that will take care of your website's backups, restoration, migration, and cloning.
Shares the backup tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
Switching from iControlWP: common questions
What is the best alternative to iControlWP?
ManageWP Worker is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 1 million+ active installs with a 4.6 out of 5 rating.
Which iControlWP alternative has the most users?
ManageWP Worker, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which iControlWP alternative is rated highest?
Prime Mover, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 138 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these iControlWP 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 iControlWP 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 iControlWP 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
ManageWP Worker is the closest match to iControlWP by the data we track, and ManageWP Worker has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Free 1-Click WordPress Migration shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 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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