UpdraftPlus vs WPvivid Backup Plugin
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| Feature | UpdraftPlus v1.26.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 3M+ | 900,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | September 28, 2026 |
| Editions | UpdraftPlus · UpdraftPlus Premium ($) | WPvivid Backup Plugin · WPvivid Plugins Pro ($) |
| 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 | Scheduled backups with mail reports; Remote copies on Google Drive, OneDrive and Amazon S3; Clone and migrate sites to a new domain |
| Cons | Several storage destinations and advanced features are only in Premium; Premium storage targets are not available in the free version | 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 | 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) ($), UpdraftCentral remote management commands | Scheduled full and partial backups, Backup mail reports, Google Drive remote storage, OneDrive remote storage, Amazon S3 remote storage, Export, clone and migrate site packages |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, DreamObjects, OneDrive ($), Backblaze B2 ($) | Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3 |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.2 |
| 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 | www.googleapis.com, auth.wpvivid.com, graph.microsoft.com |