WordPress plugin comparison

BackWPup vs Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin

BackWPup

by WP Media

400K+ installs4.0

Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin

by WP Royal

30K+ installs5.0

At a glance

BackWPup has more active installs: 400K+, against 30K+ for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
On a typical day, BackWPup is downloaded about 3,381 times, Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin about 251.
Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.0 from 1,323 reviews.
BackWPup was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Jun 8, 2026 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 93% for BackWPup.
BackWPup is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
BackWPup has been around longer: since 2009, against 2025 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.

BackWPup leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	BackWPup	Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin
Popular rank	#134	#968
Active installs	400K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	296.4K	7.1K
Rating	4.0(1.3K)	5.0(7)
Support threads resolved	93%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×3.16	×1.17
Last release	26 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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