Duplicator vs Migrate Guru
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| Feature | Duplicator v5.0.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Migrate Guru v6.72 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | August 28, 2026 |
| Editions | Duplicator Lite · Duplicator Pro ($) | Migrate Guru |
| Pros | Full site packages with an installer for restores and moves; Free Lite edition with local packages and Duplicator Cloud storage; Usage tracking is off by default | Guided one-click migration or clone; Handles URL rewriting and serialised data; Recovery and white-label options |
| Cons | Scheduled backups and most cloud storage are Pro features; Multisite and staging support are Pro features | Site data is processed on the vendor's servers; Sends site details to the vendor on activation and deactivation; Depends on the vendor service being available |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Full site package build (files and database), Duplicator Cloud storage, Elementor and Divi cache purge, Usage statistics (opt-in), Connect to Duplicator Pro account ($) | One-click migration or clone through the vendor service, File and database transfer, Site recovery, WP-CLI commands, White-label login and plugin listing, Migration page in the WordPress admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Duplicator Cloud | — |
| Plugins | Duplicator Pro ($), Elementor, Divi | Elementor |
| Other | — | Migrate Guru service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Yes |
| External services | duplicator.com, duplicator-telemetry.seedprod-account.workers.dev, connect.duplicator.com, connect2.duplicator.com, checkip.amazonaws.com, www.duplicator.com, cloud.duplicator.com | mg.blogvault.net, fonts.googleapis.com |