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Best WordPress Plugins for Database Backup

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Database Backup

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for database 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. Backuply 90/100
  4. 4. Total Upkeep 88/100
  5. 5. BackWPup 87/100
  6. 6. Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin 86/100
  7. 7. WP Database Backup 85/100
  8. 8. Database Backup for WordPress 83/100
  9. 9. Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner 80/100
  10. 10. Nifty Backups 73/100
  11. 11. Backup Database 46/100
  12. 12. WP Easy Backup 45/100
  13. 13. myRepono WordPress Backup Plugin 44/100
  14. 14. DBC Backup 2 38/100
  15. 15. Remote Database Backup 38/100
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 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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4 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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5 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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7 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 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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11 Backup Database
Free by fnywebit

Backup Database

Backup Database Plugin includes backup into Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon, FTP, etc. You can simply backup and migrate your website wherever you need …

5★
from 9 ratings
50+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2018
Tested to
WP 4.8.30
46

WPScore

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12 WP Easy Backup
Free by jocke_gbg

WP Easy Backup

A simple, one-click website backup tool that generates a database backup of your content & a website backup of your media, theme, & plugin fil …

3★
from 2 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Feb 2014
Tested to
WP 3.7.41
45

WPScore

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14 DBC Backup 2
Free by Damien Saunders

DBC Backup 2

DBC Backup 2 is a safe & simple way to schedule regular WordPress database backups using the wp-cron batch jobs.

100+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2014
Tested to
WP 3.7.41
38

WPScore

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