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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 26, 2026

Best Backups Plugins for WordPress

20 plugins are tagged “backups” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is MainWP Child with 700K+ active installs.

Plugins in category20
#1 by installsMainWP Child
Top-20 installs1M+
Avg. health (this page)53/100

20 Backups plugins

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Best Backups Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites MainWP Child MainWP Child establishes a secure link between your WordPress sites and your self-hosted… by mainwp 700K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (70) 2 weeks ago 98
2 WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring Everything you need to sell WordPress maintenance and manage multiple sites effortlessly… by WP Umbrella - Backup WordPress 80K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (79) 1 week ago 95
3 BackUpWordPress BackUpWordPress Simple automated backups of your WordPress-powered website. by Tom Willmot 80K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (1.4K) 2 years ago 37
4 Backup Migration Backup Migration Backup, migrate, and create staging sites with free cloud storage and support. by Inisev 80K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (1.3K) 2 months ago 85
5 Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites Manage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime… by Modular DS 40K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (127) 3 weeks ago 91
6 MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agen… Run updates, backups, security and reporting across all client sites from your own server… by mainwp 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (2.4K) 2 weeks ago 94
7 Backup Bolt Backup Bolt Super simple one click backup your site and download the backup in compressed zip format… by Backup Bolt 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (13) 12 months ago 53
8 Demi – One Click Demo Import, Backup & Site Migration Demi – One Click Demo Import, Backup & Site Migration Demi is an all-in-one WordPress toolkit for demo imports, backups, restores, migrations… by deveasel 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 weeks ago 69
9 MP Customizer Backups MP Customizer Backups Backup the Theme Mods in your Customizer with either a click or by triggering a function. by Phil Johnston 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 9 years ago 33
10 Siteward Child Siteward Child Connect this WordPress site to a Siteward dashboard for central monitoring, updates… by Siteward 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 weeks ago 76
11 Bamboo Migration Bamboo Migration Easily migrate your Wordpress database from one web address to another. by Bamboo Manchester 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 9 years ago 31
12 WP Essentials WP Essentials All-in-one bundle of essential plugins and functions for all WordPress websites. by Craig F. 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (1) 10 years ago 28
13 Backup Extension Backup Extension A plugin to generate backups of installed plugins. by Shehab mahamud 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 26
14 Bamboo Backups Bamboo Backups Easily create daily backups of your Wordpress database. by Bamboo Manchester 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (2) 9 years ago 24
15 WPBackupEssentials WPBackupEssentials WPBackupEssentials is the best plugin to easily backup and quick restore your entire… by risharde 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 years ago 23
16 WP-NERD Toolkit WP-NERD Toolkit One-Click-SSL Tool, Add Facebook-Pixel, Add Google Analytics Code, Disable WordPress Emojis… by Tobias Keller 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 8 years ago 23
17 Textile Tools Textile Tools With this plugin you can have an interface to IPFS, Libp2p and Filecoin from your Wordpress… by Richie 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 23
18 Entabit Backup – Complete WordPress Website Backups Entabit Backup – Complete WordPress Website Backups Secure WordPress backups with local downloads. by entabit <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 months ago 42
19 FP Site Security FP Site Security Lightweight WordPress security: login defense, firewall, malware scans, file monitoring… by Joseph Mendez <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 49
20 Backup Master for your website Backup Master for your website "Backup Master for your website" plugin will allow to admin to create backup of database… by SunCart <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 days ago 64

Top Backups plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026

What is the most popular backups plugin for WordPress?

MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites is the most popular backups plugin with 700K+ active installs and a 5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many backups plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 20 plugins tagged “backups” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which backups plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites has the highest rating at 5/5 from 70 reviews.

Are these backups plugins actively maintained?

7 of the top 20 backups plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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