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Best Backup & Migration plugins for WordPress

Categories Site Management

Plugins that create, restore, export, import, or transfer complete WordPress site backups.

Read from 131,237 plugin records - figures refreshed 2 hours ago

67 Plugins classified here Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
14.4M Combined active installs Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.44 Average rating Across the 61 here that carry a rating at all

The plugins

Plugins in Backup & Migration

Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.

#1

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup

all-in-one-wp-migration 5M installs · 4.5 stars
#2

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

updraftplus 4M installs · 4.8 stars
#3

Better Search Replace

better-search-replace 1M installs · 4.3 stars
#3

Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More

duplicator 1M installs · 4.9 stars
#5

WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging

wpvivid-backuprestore 900K installs · 4.9 stars
#6

Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone

backuply 600K installs · 4.5 stars
#7

BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

backwpup 400K installs · 4.0 stars
#8

JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate

backup 200K installs · 4.5 stars
#8

Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning

migrate-guru 200K installs · 4.9 stars
#8

WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy

wp-migrate-db 200K installs · 4.2 stars
#11

WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups

wp-staging 100K installs · 4.8 stars
#11

Search & Replace

search-and-replace 100K installs · 4.3 stars
#13

SiteGround Migrator

siteground-migrator 80K installs · 4.3 stars
#13

Backup Migration

backup-backup 80K installs · 4.9 stars
#13

BackUpWordPress

backupwordpress 80K installs · 4.7 stars
#13

BlogVault Backup & Staging

blogvault-real-time-backup 80K installs · 4.6 stars
#17

Database Backup for WordPress

wp-db-backup 60K installs · 4.5 stars
#18

Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid

boldgrid-backup 40K installs · 4.8 stars
#18

Clone

wp-clone-by-wp-academy 40K installs · 4.1 stars
#18

InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration

instawp-connect 40K installs · 4.5 stars
#21

Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin – Backup WordPress Sites Safely

royal-backup-reset 30K installs · 5.0 stars
#22

Jetpack VaultPress Backup

jetpack-backup 20K installs · 4.5 stars
#22

DreamHost Automated Migration

dreamhost-automated-migration 20K installs · 4.6 stars
#22

WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP

wp-database-backup 20K installs · 4.5 stars
#25

WPvivid Backup for MainWP

wpvivid-backup-mainwp 10K installs · 4.6 stars
#25

Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner

xcloner-backup-and-restore 10K installs · 4.2 stars
#25

Prime Mover – Backup and Migration

prime-mover 10K installs · 5.0 stars
#25

Cloudways WordPress Migrator

bv-cloudways-automated-migration 10K installs · 4.2 stars
#25

Jetpack VaultPress

vaultpress 10K installs · 3.8 stars
#25

Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule

wp-time-capsule 10K installs · 4.0 stars
#31

NS Cloner – Site Cloner and Multisite Duplicator

ns-cloner-site-copier 6K installs · 4.7 stars
#31

WP Options Importer

options-importer 6K installs · 4.9 stars
#33

WebToffee WP Backup and Migration

wp-migration-duplicator 5K installs · 4.5 stars
#33

FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator

fastdup 5K installs · 4.6 stars
#35

Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups

de-updraftplus-backup-exclude-image-thumbnails 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#35

Bluehost Site Migrator

bluehost-site-migrator 4K installs · 1.3 stars
#35

Pressable Automated Migration

pressable-automated-migration 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#38

WP Anything Downloader

wp-anything-downloader 3K installs · 5.0 stars
#38

Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin

everest-backup 3K installs · 4.4 stars
#40

Migrate to WordPress.com

wpcom-migration 2K installs · 4.7 stars
#40

Export Themes

wp-clone-template 2K installs · 4.9 stars
#40

Make Paths Relative

make-paths-relative 2K installs · 4.1 stars
#40

WP Synchro – The Ultimate WordPress Migration Tool

wpsynchro 2K installs · 5.0 stars
#40

QNAP NAS Backup

qnap-nas-backup 2K installs · 3.1 stars
#45

Migrate To Liquid Web & Nexcess

migrate-to-liquidweb 1K installs · 4.0 stars
#45

Post Export Import with Media

post-export-import-with-media 1K installs · 4.5 stars
#45

Folder Excluder for AIO WP Migration

aio-files-excluder 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#45

Pantheon Migrations

bv-pantheon-migration 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#45

pCloud WP Backup

pcloud-wp-backup 1K installs · 2.8 stars
#45

Export Plugins and Templates

export-plugins-and-templates 1K installs · 4.4 stars
#45

KP Zip Downloader

kp-zip-downloader 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#45

Migrate Store: Export and Import WooCommerce Settings

migratestore 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#53

Absolute Relative URLs

absolute-relative-urls 900 installs · 3.0 stars
#54

Backup Bolt – Lightweight Backup, Fast WordPress Backup to ZIP

backup-bolt 800 installs · 4.7 stars
#55

WING Website Migrator

wing-migrator 500 installs
#56

かんたんお引越し for お名前.com

wp-migration-for-onamaecom 400 installs
#57

1-Click WordPress Migration Plugin – Backup, Migrate & Clone

1-click-migration 300 installs · 4.5 stars
#57

Demi – One Click Demo Import, Backup & Site Migration

demi-backup-migration 300 installs
#57

CYAN Backup

cyan-backup 300 installs · 4.1 stars
#57

Transferito: WP Migration

transferito 300 installs · 4.5 stars
#61

WP Duplicate – WordPress Migration Plugin

local-sync 200 installs · 3.3 stars
#61

Keep Backup Daily

keep-backup-daily 200 installs · 4.4 stars
#61

FlyWP Migrator – Migrate Your Site to FlyWP

flywp-migrator 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#61

one.com Migrator

onecom-migrator 200 installs
#65

Luzid Backup to Nextcloud

luzid-backup-to-nextcloud 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#65

Trinity Backup – Backup, Migrate, Restore, Clone & Schedule Backups

trinity-backup 100 installs
#65

Smart One Click Setup – Complete Demo Import & Export

smart-one-click-setup 100 installs

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