WordPress plugin comparison

Database Operations vs Database Backup for WordPress

Database Operations

by devjoe2016

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Database Backup for WordPress

by WP Engine

60K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Database Backup for WordPress has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Database Operations.
On a typical day, Database Backup for WordPress is downloaded about 191 times, Database Operations about 1.
Database Operations is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 66 reviews.
Database Backup for WordPress was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Jul 25, 2019 for Database Operations.
Database Backup for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Database Operations.
Database Backup for WordPress has been around longer: since 2005, against 2019 for Database Operations.

Database Backup for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Database Operations	Database Backup for WordPress
Popular rank	#56,244	#624
Active installs	Fewer than 10	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	39	6.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(66)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.2.30	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.87
Last release	7 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	5.3

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