Redirection vs WPvivid Backup Plugin
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| Feature | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 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 | 2M+ | 900,000+ |
| Last updated | September 19, 2026 | September 28, 2026 |
| Editions | Redirection | WPvivid Backup Plugin · WPvivid Plugins Pro ($) |
| Pros | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks | Scheduled backups with mail reports; Remote copies on Google Drive, OneDrive and Amazon S3; Clone and migrate sites to a new domain |
| Cons | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs | 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 | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules | 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 | — | Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3 |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects | — |
| Other | WP CLI | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | www.googleapis.com, auth.wpvivid.com, graph.microsoft.com |
| Custom tables | 4 | — |