CYAN Backup vs WPvivid Backup Plugin
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| Feature | CYAN Backup v2.5.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details | WPvivid Backup Plugin v0.9.136 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300+ | 900,000+ |
| Last updated | November 4, 2025 | September 28, 2026 |
| Editions | CYAN Backup | WPvivid Backup Plugin · WPvivid Plugins Pro ($) |
| Pros | Scheduled full-site zip archives; Remote copy over FTP, SFTP or FTPS; Folders can be excluded from the archive | Scheduled backups with mail reports; Remote copies on Google Drive, OneDrive and Amazon S3; Clone and migrate sites to a new domain |
| 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 | Some storage destinations and features need WPvivid Pro; Large backups can be slow on shared hosting; Restores on a new host need careful domain and path checks |
| 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 | Scheduled full and partial backups, Backup mail reports, Google Drive remote storage, OneDrive remote storage, Amazon S3 remote storage, Export, clone and migrate site packages |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | FTP, SFTP and FTPS servers chosen by the site owner | Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3 |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7.1.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | www.googleapis.com, auth.wpvivid.com, graph.microsoft.com |