Best free backup plugins for WordPress
The most popular free backup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Keep Backup Daily leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of BackupWP Cloud (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “free backup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 free backup plugins
- 1.
Keep Backup DailyThe most installed free backup plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 45 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
BackupWP CloudFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “free backup”
Keep Backup Daily
Up in the last 7 days:21#11,195by Fahad Mahmood10 days ago
Keep Backup Daily backup your wordpress database and email to you daily, weekly, monthly and even yearly according to the settings.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.4(45)
- Downloads
- 22/day
BackupWP Cloud
Down in the last 7 days:1,187#71,549by backupwpcom13 days ago
A secure backup, restore, and migration agent that connects WordPress to BackupWP Cloud.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day