BlogVault vs Redirection
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| Feature | BlogVault v6.76 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | September 19, 2026 |
| Editions | BlogVault Backup & Staging · BlogVault account (app.blogvault.net) ($) | Redirection |
| Pros | Incremental offsite backups with restore points; Staging and migration tools run on the vendor cloud; Dashboard for managing many sites and clients | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks |
| Cons | Needs a BlogVault account to back up anything; Backups and staging depend on the vendor service; Plan prices are not set in the plugin code | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Incremental backups sent to BlogVault cloud ($), Two-factor login with TOTP or email codes, Request firewall rules and login protection, Activity log of users, options, uploads and WooCommerce orders, PHP error monitoring with shutdown handler, White-label login page message | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7 ($), Elementor | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects |
| Other | — | WP CLI |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | app.blogvault.net, blogvault.net | — |
| Custom tables | — | 4 |