WordPress plugin comparison
Backup Migration vs mk Simple Backups
At a glance
- Backup Migration has more active installs: 80K+, against 20+ for mk Simple Backups.
- On a typical day, Backup Migration is downloaded about 630 times, mk Simple Backups about 2.
- mk Simple Backups is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 1,339 reviews.
- Backup Migration was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Aug 31, 2020 for mk Simple Backups.
- Backup Migration is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for mk Simple Backups.
- mk Simple Backups has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Backup Migration.
Line by line
Backup Migration leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Backup Migration |  mk Simple Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #518 | #26,626 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 42.2K | 50 |
| Rating | 4.9(1.3K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.5.24 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.12 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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