BackWPup vs Snapshot Pro
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| Feature | BackWPup v5.7.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.0/5 Visit Details | Snapshot Pro Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 400,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | — |
| Editions | BackWPup · BackWPup Pro ($) | — |
| Pros | Many storage destinations in the free edition, combinable in one job; Separate jobs for database, files, XML export and plugin list; WP-CLI commands and MCP abilities for automation; Usage tracking only after the user opts in | — |
| Cons | Google Drive, OneDrive, Glacier and HiDrive are locked to Pro; Encryption, migration and direct cloud restore need Pro; Upgrade banners and nudges appear in the admin; Large codebase with many bundled SDKs | — |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Database, files, XML export and plugin list jobs, Database check and repair job, Scheduled jobs through WP-Cron, Local, email, FTP, Dropbox, S3, Azure, Rackspace, SugarSync, Restore screen for backups, Google Drive, OneDrive, Glacier and HiDrive ($), WP-CLI backwpup commands, Abilities API and MCP tools for AI assistants, Job logs and backup history | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Mixpanel | — |
| Storage | Dropbox, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure Storage, Rackspace Cloud Files, SugarSync, Google Drive ($), Microsoft OneDrive ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | — |
| External services | api.sugarsync.com, api.dropboxapi.com, content.dropboxapi.com, www.dropbox.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, login.microsoftonline.com, graph.microsoft.com, api-eu.mixpanel.com | — |