WordPress plugin comparison

WP Database Session Handler vs Database Backup for WordPress

WP Database Session Handler

by stefanocanziani

10+ installs

Database Backup for WordPress

by WP Engine

60K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Database Backup for WordPress has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for WP Database Session Handler.
On a typical day, Database Backup for WordPress is downloaded about 191 times, WP Database Session Handler about 2.
WP Database Session Handler has no reviews yet.
Database Backup for WordPress was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Jun 22, 2020 for WP Database Session Handler.
Database Backup for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.4.25 for WP Database Session Handler.
Database Backup for WordPress has been around longer: since 2005, against 2018 for WP Database Session Handler.

Database Backup for WordPress leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	WP Database Session Handler	Database Backup for WordPress
Popular rank	#47,841	#624
Active installs	10+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	6.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(66)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.4.25	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.87
Last release	6 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	5.3

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