Best site migration plugins for WordPress
The most popular site migration plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. NS Cloner leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of UWH Site Migrator (400+) and FlyWP Migrator (200+). All 13 plugins tagged “site migration” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 site migration plugins
- 1.
NS ClonerThe most installed site migration plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 279 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
UWH Site Migrator400+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
FlyWP Migrator200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 4.
Dave Gerrits Site Migrator100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 days ago.
- 5.
SBR Simple Backup & Restore10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.
Sitecarry Backup & Migration10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 7.
Database Optimizer & Site MigrationFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 8.
RestorePilot Backup & MigrationFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Rosenheinrich Multisite MigrateFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 10.
Website Import Tool for Site.proFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 13 plugins tagged “site migration”
NS Cloner
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,703by Never Settle2 months ago
Clone, copy, and duplicate WordPress sites, single sites, and multisite subsites with NS Cloner, a fast WordPress site cloner and site duplicator.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.7(279)
- Downloads
- 282/day
UWH Site Migrator
Up in the last 7 days:618#9,682by United Web Host10 days ago
Back up, restore, and migrate WordPress sites with resumable jobs, rollback checkpoints, direct migration, and optional Google Drive.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 30/day
FlyWP Migrator
Up in the last 7 days:120#12,715by FlyWP2 months ago
Move your WordPress site to FlyWP's lightning-fast hosting platform with just a few clicks. No technical knowledge required!
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Dave Gerrits Site Migrator
#16,089by Dave3 days ago
Export and import a complete WordPress website with one migration package. No artificial size limit; hosting upload limits still apply.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 13/day
SBR Simple Backup & Restore
Up in the last 7 days:1,259#30,158by tragency3 months ago
Fast local WordPress backups, upload-only storage, and manual restore from one clean admin screen.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sitecarry Backup & Migration
Up in the last 7 days:2,653#30,577by 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
Database Optimizer & Site Migration
Down in the last 7 days:157#53,526by Jet Vault Dev5 months ago
WordPress database optimizer & site migration, one-click backup and restore. Cache cleaner included for a leaner, healthier WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- 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
Rosenheinrich Multisite Migrate
Down in the last 7 days:7,712#64,000by Rosenheinrich Software Solutions4 days ago
Back up, restore and move WordPress multisite networks — and single sites — in one click. Free full-network backups, no license key.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Website Import Tool for Site.pro
Up in the last 7 days:804#69,950by b1accounting6 months ago
Import a WordPress website into an external migration tool via the admin interface.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
HaseebVault
Down in the last 7 days:8,369#71,136by Haseeb Abid2 months ago
Secure WordPress backup and migration with resumable exports, verified imports, database backups, and safe URL replacement.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TechLab Site Migrator
Down in the last 7 days:10,160#74,033by ADITYA KUMAR4 months ago
Analyze your WordPress site before migrating. Check PHP, server, database, content stats and more with this free read-only readiness dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day