WordPress plugin comparison

Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin vs UpdraftPlus

Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin

by WP Royal

30K+ installs5.0

UpdraftPlus

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

4M+ installs4.8

At a glance

UpdraftPlus has more active installs: 4M+, against 30K+ for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
On a typical day, UpdraftPlus is downloaded about 37,620 times, Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin about 253.
Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 8,720 reviews.
UpdraftPlus was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Jun 8, 2026 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 69% for UpdraftPlus.
UpdraftPlus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
UpdraftPlus has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.

UpdraftPlus leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin	UpdraftPlus
Popular rank	#968	#14
Active installs	30K+	4M+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.8K	6M
Rating	5.0(7)	4.8(8.7K)
Support threads resolved	100%	69%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.17	×7.36
Last release	5 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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