Best WordPress database plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress database plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Orion Data Merge leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Simple Database Backup WP (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “wordpress database” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 WordPress database plugins
- 1.
Orion Data MergeThe most installed WordPress database plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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Simple Database Backup WPFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 2 plugins tagged “wordpress database”

Orion Data Merge
Up in the last 7 days:4,905#40,666by Hermann LAHAMI4 years ago
Orion Data Merge is a WordPress plugin that allows a user to compare two wordpress websites (a staging and a production site for example), view the di …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Database Backup WP
Up in the last 7 days:2,238#65,393by digitalamc8 years ago
Simple Database Backup WP is a plugin simple plugin to create database backup and download from the list. After install the plugin go to Tools -> D …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day