Better Search Replace vs UpdraftPlus
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| Feature | Better Search Replace v1.4.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | UpdraftPlus v1.26.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | August 25, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Better Search Replace · BSR Pro ($) | UpdraftPlus · UpdraftPlus Premium ($) |
| Pros | Dry run preview before changing the database; Handles serialised data safely when changing domains | Scheduled and manual backups of files and database; Free storage targets include Dropbox, Google Drive and Amazon S3; Restore from the admin screen with selectable parts |
| Cons | A wrong replace can break a site, so backups are essential; Upgrade prompts link to the paid BSR Pro edition | Several storage destinations and advanced features are only in Premium; Premium storage targets are not available in the free version |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Search and replace across database tables, Dry run preview, Choose which tables to change, Serialised-data aware replace, Tools menu screen, Upgrade links to BSR Pro | Scheduled backups via WordPress cron, Database backup, Restore from backup, Lite migrator for moving a site, Storage to Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3 and others, Storage to OneDrive, Backblaze, Google Cloud, Azure, pCloud, SFTP and WebDAV (Premium) ($), UpdraftCentral remote management commands |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | — | Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, DreamObjects, OneDrive ($), Backblaze B2 ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 3.9 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | ipinfo.io, www.dropbox.com, auth.api.rackspacecloud.com, lon.auth.api.rackspacecloud.com, identity.api.rackspacecloud.com, lon.identity.api.rackspacecloud.com, accounts.google.com, updraftplus.com, ipvigilante.com |