BlogVault vs UpdraftPlus
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| Feature | BlogVault v6.76 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 80,000+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | BlogVault Backup & Staging · BlogVault account (app.blogvault.net) ($) | UpdraftPlus · UpdraftPlus Premium ($) |
| Pros | Incremental offsite backups with restore points; Staging and migration tools run on the vendor cloud; Dashboard for managing many sites and clients | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Incremental backups sent to BlogVault cloud ($), Two-factor login with TOTP or email codes, Request firewall rules and login protection, Activity log of users, options, uploads and WooCommerce orders, PHP error monitoring with shutdown handler, White-label login page message | Scheduled backups via WordPress cron, Database backup, Restore from backup, Lite migrator for moving a site, Storage to Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3 and others, Storage to OneDrive, Backblaze, Google Cloud, Azure, pCloud, SFTP and WebDAV (Premium) ($), UpdraftCentral remote management commands |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | — | Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, DreamObjects, OneDrive ($), Backblaze B2 ($) |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7 ($), Elementor | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | app.blogvault.net, blogvault.net | 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 |