WordPress plugin comparison

Participants Database vs Database Backup for WordPress

Participants Database

by Roland Barker

7K+ installs4.9

Database Backup for WordPress

by WP Engine

60K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Database Backup for WordPress has more active installs: 60K+, against 7K+ for Participants Database.
On a typical day, Database Backup for WordPress is downloaded about 191 times, Participants Database about 30.
Participants Database is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 320 reviews, against 4.5 from 66 reviews.
Participants Database was updated more recently: Jul 31, 2026, against Apr 20, 2026 for Database Backup for WordPress.
Participants Database is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.7, against 6.9.11 for Database Backup for WordPress.
Database Backup for WordPress has been around longer: since 2005, against 2012 for Participants Database.

Database Backup for WordPress leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Participants Database	Database Backup for WordPress
Popular rank	#2,659	#624
Active installs	7K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	986	6.2K
Rating	4.9(320)	4.5(66)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.7	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.83	×0.86
Last release	3 months ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	5.3

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