UpdraftPlus vs WP Migrate DB
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| Feature | UpdraftPlus v1.26.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Migrate DB v2.7.12 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | UpdraftPlus · UpdraftPlus Premium ($) | WP Migrate Lite · WP Migrate ($) |
| 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 | Find and replace that handles serialised data; Push and pull database migrations between sites; WP-CLI commands for scripted migrations |
| Cons | Several storage destinations and advanced features are only in Premium; Premium storage targets are not available in the free version | Some features are gated to the paid WP Migrate edition; Remote migrations need the plugin on both sites; Database changes are applied directly, so a backup first is advisable |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 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) ($), UpdraftCentral remote management commands | Push and pull database between sites, Find and replace inside serialised data, Export database backup file, Saved migration profiles, WP-CLI migration commands, Features gated by the Pro constant ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, DreamObjects, OneDrive ($), Backblaze B2 ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 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 | — |