Best database backup plugins for WordPress
The most popular database backup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. UpdraftPlus leads with 4M+ active installs, ahead of Duplicator (1M+) and Backuply (600K+). All 61 plugins tagged “database backup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 database backup plugins
- 1.
UpdraftPlusThe most installed database backup plugin, with 4M+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 8,716 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Duplicator1M+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 4,940 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 3.
Backuply600K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 135 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
BackWPup400K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 1,323 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.Database Backup for WordPress
60K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 66 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Total Upkeep40K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 442 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin30K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 8.
WP Database Backup20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 102 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 129 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.
ABCode Database Exporter600+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 61 plugins tagged “database backup”

UpdraftPlus
#14by David Anderson / Team Updraft12 days ago
Backup, restore or migrate your WordPress website to another host or domain. Schedule backups or run manually. Migrate in minutes.
- Installs
- 4M+
- Rating
- 4.8(8.7K)
- Downloads
- 37.6K/day

Duplicator
Down in the last 7 days:1#43by Syed Balkhi5 days ago
The best WordPress backup and migration plugin. Quickly and easily backup ,migrate, copy, move, or clone your site from one location to another.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.9(4.9K)
- Downloads
- 21.6K/day

Backuply
Down in the last 7 days:1#101by Softaculous17 days ago
Backup, restores, and migration with Backuply are fairly simple with a wide range of storage options from Local Backups, FTP to cloud options like AWS …
- Installs
- 600K+
- Rating
- 4.5(135)
- Downloads
- 3.1K/day

BackWPup
Up in the last 7 days:1#134by WP Media25 days ago
Back up, restore, and protect your WordPress website with automated backups, cloud storage, one-click recovery, and AI-assisted backup management.
- Installs
- 400K+
- Rating
- 4.0(1.3K)
- Downloads
- 3.6K/day
Database Backup for WordPress
#624by WP Engine6 months ago
Database Backup for WordPress is your one-stop database backup solution for WordPress.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.5(66)
- Downloads
- 197/day

Total Upkeep
Down in the last 7 days:2#790by BoldGrid2 months ago
Automated backups, remote backup to Amazon S3 and Google Drive, stop website crashes before they happen and more. Total Upkeep is the backup solution …
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.8(442)
- Downloads
- 143/day

Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin
#968by WP Royal5 months ago
WordPress backup plugin to create full website backups and restore them easily. Built in migration to easily migrate your website, smart pre-update ba …
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 253/day

WP Database Backup
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,092by Backup For WP2 months ago
Create & Restore Database Backup easily on single click. Manual or automated backups (backup to Dropbox, Google drive, Amazon s3,FTP,Email).
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(102)
- Downloads
- 191/day

Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,019by watchful11 days ago
XCloner is a backup plugin that allows you to safely back up and restore your WordPress sites. You can send site backups to SFTP, Dropbox, Amazon, Goo …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(129)
- Downloads
- 209/day

ABCode Database Exporter
#8,445by Ash Brentnall | ABCode2 months ago
One-click WordPress database export and backup. Download full or per-table .sql, .sql.gz, or .csv files. No phpMyAdmin, SSH, or cPanel needed.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Easy Backup
Up in the last 7 days:21#14,055by jocke_gbg12 years ago
A simple, one-click website backup tool that generates a database backup of your content & a website backup of your media, theme, & plugin fil …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Nifty Backups
Up in the last 7 days:41#18,345by NickDuncan6 months ago
Fully functional free WordPress backup plugin. Backup and restore your database tables and WordPress files quickly, easily and reliably.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
DB Backup
Up in the last 7 days:66#18,772by syedamirhussain918 years ago
Backup your database in easy and fast way.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day

StifLi Backup Tools
Down in the last 7 days:142#19,849by Esteban2 months ago
WordPress backup, restore, migration, staging & remote storage tools built for reliable protection on real hosting environments.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

RESLVD Easy Backup
Up in the last 7 days:77#19,877by reslvd1 month ago
Manual WordPress backup for files and database. Create local downloadable ZIP backups with no cloud account or external service.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Backup Database
Up in the last 7 days:61#21,025by fnywebit8 years ago
Backup Database Plugin includes backup into Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon, FTP, etc. You can simply backup and migrate your website wherever you need …
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day

DadsFam Backups
Up in the last 7 days:146#25,171by dadsfam1 month ago
Reliable, resumable WordPress backups — full database and files, scheduled or on-demand, with one-click restore. Honest freemium.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Demfilz Backup
#25,258by demfilz7 days ago
Back up your whole WordPress site (database and files) to your own Google Drive, scheduled with retention, and restore it any time.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Nota Backup & Restore
#26,512by wpnota2 days ago
Backup, restore & migrate WordPress in one click. Full site backup (files + database), AES-256 encryption, WP-CLI — never times out on shared hosting.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Fast Backups
Up in the last 7 days:2,303#28,878by Nxtapps2 days ago
Complete WordPress backups, recoverable restores, site migration, and scheduled local, FTP/FTPS, or Google Drive backups.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Restora
Up in the last 7 days:2,261#29,107by Perforks8 days ago
Backups that finish on any hosting, and restores you can trust: the whole site in one zip or in separate parts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 13/day

SBR Simple Backup & Restore
Up in the last 7 days:1,141#30,157by tragency3 months ago
Fast local WordPress backups, upload-only storage, and manual restore from one clean admin screen.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Backvera
Down in the last 7 days:235#30,772by Backvera2 months ago
Automatic off-site backups and one-click restores for WP, managed from your Backvera dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sitecarry Backup & Migration
#30,793by Dotance14 days ago
Back up, restore and migrate your site — files and database in one package — and prove each backup restores before you need it.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Kavin Site Backup and Migration
#31,900by Arpan Sahdev1 month ago
An efficient backup and migration tool for your website. Back up your database and files, then move your site to a new domain with zero data loss.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BackupRidge
#33,330by Stava Tech4 days ago
Backups that finish — even on slow shared hosting. Resumable WordPress backup, restore, and migration to S3, R2, FTP, SFTP, and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 35/day

Site Backup
Up in the last 7 days:11,825#36,003by Elementor Addon9 years ago
Backup and restore your site in one click. Schedule automatic backup of your site. No worries anymore!!!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Museder RestoreOne
Down in the last 7 days:7,849#38,982by Adrian Lin10 days ago
A lightweight WordPress backup & restore plugin focused on compatibility, single-file site snapshots, and clean restore workflows.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

inx All Backup
Down in the last 7 days:2,075#43,622by TAKAHIRO2 months ago
WordPressサイト全体のバックアップと復元が簡単に行えるプラグイン
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Accu Auto Backup
Down in the last 7 days:7,619#46,477by Dhanashree Inc4 years ago
Accu auto backup plugin takes wordpress database backup automatically with define specific schedule. Manual or automated backups option available.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
DB Manager
#46,638by therajibhossain6 years ago
Simple Database Manager for backup and restore.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DB Backup by Fairshare.tech
Up in the last 7 days:15,315#50,253by Keshav Grover4 months ago
Automatic WordPress database backups with mysqldump or PHP fallback. Supports email and reliable real cron jobs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

BackupFlow
#51,018by codefreex2 months ago
Simple WordPress backup, restore, and migration plugin with local backups, FTP storage, Google Drive upload, one-click restore and more.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WPtools.io Cloud Backup & Restore Plugin
#51,803by hasanhalabi8 years ago
WPtools.io Cloud Backup & Restore Plugin (Beta)
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

FlyBackup
#54,425by jshossen2 months ago
Fast, reliable WordPress backups that just work. One-click automated backups without technical complexity. Backup your database, files, and restore wi …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Amanur Rahman Backup & Restore
Up in the last 7 days:10,073#54,725by Md Amanur Rahman7 days ago
Back up your whole WordPress site — database and files — into one .zip, then restore or move it with one click. Built for large sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
ZATA S3 Backup
Up in the last 7 days:17,690#55,230by radheneev7 months ago
Backup your site database, themes, and plugins and upload them to ZATA or any S3-compatible object storage.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Ozeki Database Backup for S3
Up in the last 7 days:12,540#55,330by Ozeki12 days ago
Back up WordPress databases and uploads to Amazon S3 without storing long-lived AWS access keys in WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

GW Database Backup
#56,470by M A Monim6 years ago
GW Database Backup manages backup & restoring of your database efficiently.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WXD Backup Lite
Up in the last 7 days:12,030#56,860by wxdlabs5 months ago
Reliable WordPress backup, restore, and migration workflows for agencies, freelancers, and serious site owners.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

RestorePilot Backup & Migration
Up in the last 7 days:6,725#57,391by Surajit Roy2 months ago
Back up, restore, and migrate WordPress sites with automatic URL detection and serialized-safe replacement.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Swift Backup
Up in the last 7 days:7,596#57,801by swiftplugins11 months ago
Complete WordPress backup solution with cloud storage, scheduled backups, and one-click restore. Modern UI with real-time progress tracking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

DailyBkup
Down in the last 7 days:6,659#62,279by dailyBkup5 months ago
Automatic WordPress backups to Dropbox. Schedule daily backups of your files and database — and restore with one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Web Plura Backup & Restore
#63,404by Web Plura3 days ago
Create local full-site, database, or files backups with restore review, resumable jobs, history, and restore readiness.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

BackupNest
#63,492by 希扎尔 (Xī zhā ěr)1 month ago
Simple, reliable WordPress backup and restore plugin with local storage, scheduling, and automatic retention.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LumenThemes Backup
Down in the last 7 days:2,193#64,385by Lumen Themes8 days ago
Safe local backups and restores: a safety backup before every restore, sealed archives, scheduling, and a built-in database and image optimizer.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 51/day

seljeBackup
Up in the last 7 days:1,634#66,945by Tormod Seljenes21 days ago
Simple, reliable backups of your database and files to this server, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3-compatible storage or FTP.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Database Export Genie
Down in the last 7 days:10,829#68,996by mansoormunib18 days ago
One button. Your WordPress database as a verified .zip of standard SQL. Nothing else.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

One Click Complete Backups By Maida Themes
#69,926by Adnan Hyder Pervez5 months ago
Create and download a full WordPress backup, including the database, in one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- 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