WordPress plugin comparison

Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin vs WP STAGING

Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin

by WP Royal

30K+ installs5.0

WP STAGING

by Rene Hermenau

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

WP STAGING has more active installs: 100K+, against 30K+ for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
On a typical day, WP STAGING is downloaded about 3,440 times, Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin about 251.
Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 2,471 reviews.
WP STAGING was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jun 8, 2026 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
WP STAGING is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.
WP STAGING has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin.

WP STAGING leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin	WP STAGING
Popular rank	#968	#297
Active installs	30K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	7.1K	216.5K
Rating	5.0(7)	4.8(2.5K)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.17	×3.49
Last release	5 months ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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