WordPress plugin comparison

UpdraftPlus vs Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner

UpdraftPlus

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

4M+ installs4.8

Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner

by watchful

10K+ installs4.2

At a glance

UpdraftPlus has more active installs: 4M+, against 10K+ for Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner.
On a typical day, UpdraftPlus is downloaded about 37,620 times, Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner about 209.
UpdraftPlus is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 8,718 reviews, against 4.2 from 129 reviews.
Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 26, 2026 for UpdraftPlus.
UpdraftPlus resolves more of its support threads: 74% in the last two months, against 0% for Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner.
UpdraftPlus 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 2012 for UpdraftPlus.

UpdraftPlus leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	UpdraftPlus	Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner
Popular rank	#14	#2,019
Active installs	4M+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	6M	7.3K
Rating	4.8(8.7K)	4.2(129)
Support threads resolved	74%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×7.42	×0.80
Last release	12 days ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.3

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