Best backups plugins for WordPress
The most popular backups plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MainWP Child leads with 700K+ active installs, ahead of WP Umbrella (90K+) and BackUpWordPress (80K+). All 20 plugins tagged “backups” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 backups plugins
- 1.
MainWP ChildThe most installed backups plugin, with 700K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 71 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.WP Umbrella
90K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 81 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
BackUpWordPress80K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,373 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 4.
Backup Migration80K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,339 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 5.Modular DS
40K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 133 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
MainWP Dashboard20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 2,354 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 7.
Backup Bolt800+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.
Demi300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.Siteward Child
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 days ago.
- 10.
MP Customizer Backups200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 20 plugins tagged “backups”

MainWP Child
#86by mainwp5 days ago
MainWP Child establishes a secure link between your WordPress sites and your self-hosted MainWP Dashboard, simplifying site management.
- Installs
- 700K+
- Rating
- 5.0(71)
- Downloads
- 33.2K/day
WP Umbrella
Up in the last 7 days:7#486by WP Umbrella - Backup WordPress9 days ago
Everything you need to sell WordPress maintenance and manage multiple sites effortlessly: backup, update, uptime monitoring, and security.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.8(81)
- Downloads
- 3K/day

BackUpWordPress
#514by Tom Willmot3 days ago
Simple automated backups of your WordPress-powered website.
- Installs
- 80K+
- Rating
- 4.7(1.4K)
- Downloads
- 143/day

Backup Migration
Up in the last 7 days:2#517by Inisev3 days ago
Backup, migrate, and create staging sites with free cloud storage and support.
- Installs
- 80K+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.3K)
- Downloads
- 605/day
Modular DS
Up in the last 7 days:5#826by Modular DS26 days ago
Manage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security, reports, and more.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 5.0(133)
- Downloads
- 390/day

MainWP Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,345by mainwp5 days ago
Run updates, backups, security and reporting across all client sites from your own server. Keep data private and prove your value with branded reports …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(2.4K)
- Downloads
- 743/day

Backup Bolt
Up in the last 7 days:49#7,426by Backup Bolt8 days ago
Create and download a WordPress backup with one click. Choose a custom backup to save storage space or back up your entire site in a compressed ZIP fi …
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 32/day

Demi
Up in the last 7 days:8#10,870by deveasel1 month ago
Demi is an all-in-one WordPress toolkit for demo imports, backups, restores, migrations, search & replace, and site resets.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
Siteward Child
Down in the last 7 days:157#11,145by OmnisWP5 days ago
Connect this WordPress site to a Siteward dashboard for central monitoring, updates, backups and plugin management. Does nothing until paired.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 30/day

MP Customizer Backups
Up in the last 7 days:48#11,822by Phil Johnston8 years ago
Backup the Theme Mods in your Customizer with either a click or by triggering a function.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Bamboo Migration
Up in the last 7 days:147#25,556by Bamboo Manchester8 years ago
Easily migrate your Wordpress database from one web address to another.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Essentials
Down in the last 7 days:200#27,687by Craig F.10 years ago
All-in-one bundle of essential plugins and functions for all WordPress websites.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Backup Extension
Up in the last 7 days:14#34,558by Shehab mahamud2 years ago
A plugin to generate backups of installed plugins.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bamboo Backups
Down in the last 7 days:5,199#44,952by Bamboo Manchester8 years ago
Easily create daily backups of your Wordpress database.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Textile Tools
Down in the last 7 days:5,083#45,321by Richie5 years ago
With this plugin you can have an interface to IPFS, Libp2p and Filecoin from your Wordpress website using the Textile tools.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPBackupEssentials
#47,273by risharde10 years ago
WPBackupEssentials is the best plugin to easily backup and quick restore your entire Wordpress website in a few simple clicks!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP-NERD Toolkit
Down in the last 7 days:1,927#47,365by Tobias Keller8 years ago
One-Click-SSL Tool, Add Facebook-Pixel, Add Google Analytics Code, Disable WordPress Emojis and many more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

NovaMX Connect
#57,874by NovaMX1 month ago
Connect WordPress to My NovaMX: EU migration request, staging sync, CDN purge, backups, and security headers.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FP Site Security
Down in the last 7 days:6,782#65,989by Joseph Mendez4 months ago
Lightweight WordPress security: login defense, firewall, malware scans, file monitoring, and local backups — all running on your own site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Entabit Backup
Down in the last 7 days:10,502#70,951by entabit6 months ago
Secure WordPress backups with local downloads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day