CYAN Backup vs ManageWP - Worker
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| Feature | CYAN Backup v2.5.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details | ManageWP - Worker v4.9.38 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | November 4, 2025 | August 21, 2026 |
| Editions | CYAN Backup | ManageWP - Worker |
| Pros | Scheduled full-site zip archives; Remote copy over FTP, SFTP or FTPS; Folders can be excluded from the archive | Site stats and updates from one dashboard; Incremental backups driven by the dashboard; Free connector; the dashboard is a separate hosted service |
| 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 | Self-updates from the vendor's storage without a site-side review; Needs a ManageWP account to be useful |
| Mentioned in our posts | 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 | Remote site stats for the dashboard, Incremental backup actions, Self-update from the vendor storage |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | FTP, SFTP and FTPS servers chosen by the site owner | — |
| Plugins | — | ManageWP dashboard |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com |