Best scheduled backup plugins for WordPress
The most popular scheduled backup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. STN leads with 70+ active installs, ahead of Demfilz Backup (30+) and DadsFam Backups (30+). All 10 plugins tagged “scheduled backup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 scheduled backup plugins
- 1.
STNThe most installed scheduled backup plugin, with 70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Demfilz Backup30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
DadsFam Backups30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Restora10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Nobash BackupFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 6.
ChunkSafe Backup & RestoreFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 7.
BackupNestFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
LumenThemes BackupFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
BackupYourSiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 10.
DailyBkupFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 10 plugins tagged “scheduled backup”
STN
Up in the last 7 days:223#18,938by Dave DELALLEAU1 month ago
STN – Save To Nextcloud is a simple and reliable plugin to automatically back up your WordPress site and its database directly to your Nextcloud insta …
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Demfilz Backup
#24,650by demfilz8 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
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/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
Restora
#29,145by Perforks9 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
- 11/day
Nobash Backup
Up in the last 7 days:17,812#50,929by Shofiqul19 days ago
Back up, schedule, and restore your WordPress site with resumable backups and safe recovery. Built for reliable protection on everyday hosting.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ChunkSafe Backup & Restore
Up in the last 7 days:13,554#53,793by rs4225344 months ago
Chunked full and partial backups with scheduling, retention, remote destinations, encryption, and one-click restore.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/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 Themes9 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
- 31/day
BackupYourSite
Up in the last 7 days:926#65,884by Nurotech27 days ago
Scheduled, verified WordPress backups to your own server, with one-click restore.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
DailyBkup
Down in the last 7 days:9,673#71,601by 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