WordPress plugin comparison

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions vs Database Backup for WordPress

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

by NerdPress

60K+ installs4.7

Database Backup for WordPress

by WP Engine

60K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Both have 60K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Database Backup for WordPress is downloaded about 191 times, Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions about 146.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 181 reviews, against 4.5 from 66 reviews.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions was updated more recently: May 21, 2026, against Apr 20, 2026 for Database Backup for WordPress.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Database Backup for WordPress.
Database Backup for WordPress has been around longer: since 2005, against 2011 for Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions.

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions	Database Backup for WordPress
Popular rank	#689	#624
Active installs	60K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.5K	6K
Rating	4.7(181)	4.5(66)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.05	×0.86
Last release	5 months ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.3

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