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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Backups

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Backup & Restore

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for backups comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin Best overall 95/100
  2. 2. All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 93/100
  3. 3. Duplicator 93/100
  4. 4. WPvivid 93/100
  5. 5. Disable Gutenberg 93/100
  6. 6. WP STAGING 92/100
  7. 7. WP Reset 91/100
  8. 8. Backup Migration 91/100
  9. 9. Backuply 90/100
  10. 10. Jetpack 88/100
  11. 11. JetBackup 88/100
  12. 12. WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 88/100
  13. 13. Total Upkeep 88/100
  14. 14. Htaccess File Editor 88/100
  15. 15. Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites 88/100
3 Duplicator
Free by Syed Balkhi

Duplicator

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

4.9★
from 4,929 ratings
1M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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4 WPvivid
Free by wpvividplugins

WPvivid

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

4.9★
from 1,536 ratings
900k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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5 Disable Gutenberg
Free by Jeff Starr

Disable Gutenberg

Disable Gutenberg Block Editor and restore the Classic Editor and original Edit Post screen (TinyMCE, meta boxes, etc.).

5★
from 733 ratings
500k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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6 WP STAGING
Free by Rene Hermenau

WP STAGING

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

4.8★
from 2,464 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
92

WPScore

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7 WP Reset
Free by WebFactory

WP Reset

WP Reset resets the entire site or selected parts using advanced reset options to default values. 100% safe to use with built-in restore function.

4.8★
from 1,011 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
91

WPScore

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9 Backuply
Free by Softaculous

Backuply

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 …

4.5★
from 136 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
90

WPScore

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10 Jetpack
Free by Automattic

Jetpack

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

3.7★
from 2,406 ratings
3M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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11 JetBackup
Free by JetBackup

JetBackup

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

4.5★
from 1,054 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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13 Total Upkeep
Free by BoldGrid

Total Upkeep

Automated backups, remote backup to Amazon S3 and Google Drive, stop website crashes before they happen and more. Total Upkeep is the backup solution …

4.8★
from 440 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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14 Htaccess File Editor
Free by WebFactory

Htaccess File Editor

A safe & simple htaccess file editor with automatic htaccess backups & htaccess file syntax testing.

5★
from 102 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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