10 Best Clone Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Clone 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 Clone
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Free 1-Click WordPress Migration
Closest match4.5 (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, clone, migrate tags on WordPress.org. 300+ installs against 40,000+, last updated 3 days ago.
- 2
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.
Shares the backup, clone, duplicate tags on WordPress.org. About 23 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.1, last updated 6 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.
Shares the backup, clone, migrate tags on WordPress.org. About 125 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.1, last updated 18 days ago.
- 4
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning
4.9 (1,633) 200,000+ active installsEffortlessly migrate, clone, or transfer your WordPress site to over 5,000 web hosts with Migrate Guru, trusted by Cloudways, Pantheon, and Dreamhost.
Shares the clone, migrate tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.1, last updated 10 days ago.
- 5
4.4 (95) 60,000+ active installsManages your WordPress database.
Shares the backup, restore tags on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.4 against 4.1, last updated 29 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, restore tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.0 against 4.1, 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, restore tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.1, 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, restore tags on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.1, last updated today.
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Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid
4.8 (440) 50,000+ active installsAutomated backups, remote backup to Amazon S3 and Google Drive, stop website crashes before they happen and more. Total Upkeep is the backup solution …
Shares the backup, restore tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.1, last updated 20 days ago.
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WP 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, restore tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.1, last updated 2 days ago.
Switching from Clone: common questions
What is the best alternative to Clone?
Free 1-Click WordPress Migration is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 300+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Clone alternative has the most users?
All-in-One WP Migration, with 5 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Clone alternative is rated highest?
Migrate Guru, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 1,633 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Clone 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 Clone 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 Clone 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
Free 1-Click WordPress Migration is the closest match to Clone 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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