Managefy vs Migrate Guru
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| Feature | Managefy v1.6.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 50+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | March 26, 2026 | August 28, 2026 |
| Editions | File Manager, Code editor, backup by Managefy | Migrate Guru |
| Pros | Browse, upload, download and organise files in wp-admin; File and database backup creation from the dashboard; Single menu for file manager, backups, database and settings | Guided one-click migration or clone; Handles URL rewriting and serialised data; Recovery and white-label options |
| Cons | File manager is rooted at the whole WordPress install; Top menu needs only edit_posts, so limit roles carefully | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Dashboard file manager (elFinder connector), Create file and database backups, Plugin settings saved via AJAX, File Manager and Backup admin menu with Backups, Database and Settings | 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 | ||
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | — | Migrate Guru service |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | mg.blogvault.net, fonts.googleapis.com |