WordPress plugin comparison

Customizer Export/Import vs Movable Type Backup Importer

Customizer Export/Import

by Beaver Builder

100K+ installs4.8

Movable Type Backup Importer

by Roger Dudler

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Customizer Export/Import has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Movable Type Backup Importer.
On a typical day, Customizer Export/Import is downloaded about 320 times, Movable Type Backup Importer about 3.
Movable Type Backup Importer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 115 reviews.
Customizer Export/Import was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Dec 8, 2011 for Movable Type Backup Importer.
Customizer Export/Import is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.2.1 for Movable Type Backup Importer.
Movable Type Backup Importer has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Customizer Export/Import.

Customizer Export/Import leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Customizer Export/Import	Movable Type Backup Importer
Popular rank	#311	#20,755
Active installs	100K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.9K	37
Rating	4.8(115)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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