CYAN Backup vs UpdraftPlus
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| Feature | CYAN Backup v2.5.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.1/5 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 | 300+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | November 4, 2025 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | CYAN Backup | UpdraftPlus · UpdraftPlus Premium ($) |
| Pros | Scheduled full-site zip archives; Remote copy over FTP, SFTP or FTPS; Folders can be excluded from the archive | Scheduled and manual backups of files and database; Free storage targets include Dropbox, Google Drive and Amazon S3; Restore from the admin screen with selectable parts |
| Cons | No built-in cloud storage destination (S3 and Dropbox code is absent); Remote copies need the owner's own FTP, SFTP or FTPS server | Several storage destinations and advanced features are only in Premium; Premium storage targets are not available in the free version |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Scheduled backups with custom intervals, Remote copy over FTP and FTPS, Remote copy over SFTP, Backup and options admin pages | Scheduled backups via WordPress cron, Database backup, Restore from backup, Lite migrator for moving a site, Storage to Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3 and others, Storage to OneDrive, Backblaze, Google Cloud, Azure, pCloud, SFTP and WebDAV (Premium) ($), UpdraftCentral remote management commands |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | FTP, SFTP and FTPS servers chosen by the site owner | Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, DreamObjects, OneDrive ($), Backblaze B2 ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 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 |