Duplicator vs UpdraftPlus
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| Feature | Duplicator v5.0.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 1M+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Duplicator Lite · Duplicator Pro ($) | UpdraftPlus · UpdraftPlus Premium ($) |
| 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 | 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 | Scheduled backups and most cloud storage are Pro features; Multisite and staging support are Pro features | Several storage destinations and advanced features are only in Premium; Premium storage targets are not available in the free version |
| 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 ($) | Scheduled backups via WordPress cron, Database backup, Restore from backup, Lite migrator for moving a site, Storage to Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3 and others, Storage to OneDrive, Backblaze, Google Cloud, Azure, pCloud, SFTP and WebDAV (Premium) ($), UpdraftCentral remote management commands |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Duplicator Cloud | Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, DreamObjects, OneDrive ($), Backblaze B2 ($) |
| Plugins | Duplicator Pro ($), Elementor, Divi | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 3.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| 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 | 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 |