UpdraftPlus vs WordPress Importer
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| Feature | UpdraftPlus v1.26.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WordPress Importer v0.9.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | UpdraftPlus · UpdraftPlus Premium ($) | WordPress Importer |
| Pros | Scheduled and manual backups of files and database; Free storage targets include Dropbox, Google Drive and Amazon S3; Restore from the admin screen with selectable parts | Imports posts, pages, custom post types, comments and terms; Maps authors to existing users; Can fetch attachments from the source site |
| Cons | Several storage destinations and advanced features are only in Premium; Premium storage targets are not available in the free version | Only reads WXR export files, not other platforms; Does not import themes, plugins or site settings; Attachment fetching depends on the source site staying reachable |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Scheduled backups via WordPress cron, Database backup, Restore from backup, Lite migrator for moving a site, Storage to Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3 and others, Storage to OneDrive, Backblaze, Google Cloud, Azure, pCloud, SFTP and WebDAV (Premium) ($), UpdraftCentral remote management commands | WXR export file import, Author mapping to existing users, Fetch attachments from the source site |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, DreamObjects, OneDrive ($), Backblaze B2 ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | 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 | — |