WordPress plugin comparison

Duplicator vs Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner

Duplicator

by Syed Balkhi

1M+ installs4.9

Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner

by watchful

10K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Duplicator has more active installs: 1M+, against 10K+ for Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner.
On a typical day, Duplicator is downloaded about 21,574 times, Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner about 209.
Duplicator is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 4,940 reviews, against 4.2 from 129 reviews.
Duplicator was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner.
Duplicator resolves more of its support threads: 94% in the last two months, against 0% for Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner.
Duplicator is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner.
Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Duplicator.

Duplicator leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Duplicator	Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner
Popular rank	#43	#2,019
Active installs	1M+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.5M	7.3K
Rating	4.9(4.9K)	4.2(129)
Support threads resolved	94%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×4.91	×0.80
Last release	5 days ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.3

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