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Best backup plugins for WordPress

The most popular backup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. All-in-One WP Migration and Backup leads with 5M+ active installs, ahead of UpdraftPlus (4M+) and Jetpack (3M+). All 398 plugins tagged “backup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 backup plugins

  1. 1.
    All-in-One WP Migration and Backup

    The most installed backup plugin, with 5M+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 7,677 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    UpdraftPlus

    4M+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 8,716 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  3. 3.
    Jetpack

    3M+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 2,409 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  4. 4.
    Duplicator

    1M+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 4,940 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  5. 5.
    ManageWP Worker

    1M+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 680 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  6. 6.
    WPvivid

    900K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,571 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  7. 7.
    Backuply

    600K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 135 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  8. 8.
    BackWPup

    400K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 1,323 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  9. 9.
    JetBackup

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 1,056 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  10. 10.
    Widget Importer & Exporter

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 117 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

All 398 plugins tagged “backup”