WordPress plugin comparison

Database to Excel vs Database Backup for WordPress

Database to Excel

by Subhash Kumar

80+ 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 80+ for Database to Excel.
On a typical day, Database Backup for WordPress is downloaded about 191 times, Database to Excel about 3.
Database to Excel is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.5 from 66 reviews.
Database Backup for WordPress was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Sep 18, 2015 for Database to Excel.
Database Backup for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.2.39 for Database to Excel.
Database Backup for WordPress has been around longer: since 2005, against 2015 for Database to Excel.

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

Metric	Database to Excel	Database Backup for WordPress
Popular rank	#17,563	#624
Active installs	80+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	72	6.2K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.5(66)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.86
Last release	11 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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