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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Wordpress Backup

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Wordpress Backup

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for wordpress backup 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. Duplicator 93/100
  3. 3. WPvivid 93/100
  4. 4. WP STAGING 92/100
  5. 5. Backuply 90/100
  6. 6. Total Upkeep 88/100
  7. 7. BackWPup 87/100
  8. 8. Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin 86/100
  9. 9. WP Database Backup 85/100
  10. 10. Jetpack VaultPress Backup 84/100
  11. 11. FastDup 83/100
  12. 12. WebToffee WP Backup and Migration 82/100
  13. 13. Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner 80/100
  14. 14. Luzid Backup to Nextcloud 73/100
  15. 15. Nifty Backups 73/100
2 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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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 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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5 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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6 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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7 BackWPup
Free by WP Media

BackWPup

Back up, restore, and protect your WordPress website with automated backups, cloud storage, one-click recovery, and AI-assisted backup management.

4★
from 1,321 ratings
400k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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9 WP Database Backup
Free by Backup For WP

WP Database Backup

Create & Restore Database Backup easily on single click. Manual or automated backups (backup to Dropbox, Google drive, Amazon s3,FTP,Email).

4.5★
from 102 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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10 Jetpack VaultPress Backup
Free by Automattic

Jetpack VaultPress Backup

Save each change and get back online fast with one-click restores. The most proven WordPress backup plugin with over 270 million backups.

4.5★
from 35 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
84

WPScore

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11 FastDup
Free by Ninja Team

FastDup

FastDup - Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator

4.6★
from 27 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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15 Nifty Backups
Free by NickDuncan

Nifty Backups

Fully functional free WordPress backup plugin. Backup and restore your database tables and WordPress files quickly, easily and reliably.

5★
from 12 ratings
70+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
73

WPScore

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