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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Migrate

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Migrate

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for migrate 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. WPvivid 93/100
  4. 4. Migrate Guru 93/100
  5. 5. ManageWP Worker 91/100
  6. 6. Backup Migration 91/100
  7. 7. JetBackup 88/100
  8. 8. Export and Import Users and Customers 88/100
  9. 9. Total Upkeep 88/100
  10. 10. WP All Export 87/100
  11. 11. WP Migrate Lite 86/100
  12. 12. Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin 86/100
  13. 13. Prime Mover 86/100
  14. 14. InstaWP Connect 85/100
  15. 15. FG Joomla to WordPress 84/100
3 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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4 Migrate Guru
Free by migrateguru

Migrate Guru

Effortlessly migrate, clone, or transfer your WordPress site to over 5,000 web hosts with Migrate Guru, trusted by Cloudways, Pantheon, and Dreamhost.

4.9★
from 1,633 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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7 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

Read review View on WordPress.org
9 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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10 WP All Export
Free by Soflyy

WP All Export

Easily export data from any post type, custom field, or taxonomy to a CSV, XML, or Excel file of any custom format. Supports WooCommerce products, ord …

4.5★
from 413 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
87

WPScore

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11 WP Migrate Lite
Free by WP Engine

WP Migrate Lite

Migrate your database. Export full sites including media, themes, and plugins. Find and replace content with support for serialized data.

4.2★
from 316 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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13 Prime Mover
Free by Codexonics

Prime Mover

The simplest all-around plugin to migrate WordPress and do backups. These support multisite backup/migration or cloning a WP site/multisite subsite.

5★
from 137 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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14 InstaWP Connect
Free by InstaWP

InstaWP Connect

Create a staging WordPress site from production (live site). Ideal for testing updates, version change or re-write. Sync back only the changes.

4.5★
from 11 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org