{"id":12959,"date":"2010-05-14T19:34:33","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T14:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=12959"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:05:47","slug":"wordpress-backup-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Best WordPress Backup Services Compared (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A hacked site, a bad plugin update or a server crash can wipe out years of work. That&#8217;s why every site needs reliable <strong>WordPress backup services<\/strong>. When this comparison first ran in 2010, many plugins only saved the database and VaultPress hadn&#8217;t launched yet. In 2026 the best tools back up your whole site automatically, store copies off-site and restore with a click.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-backup-services-2026-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"WordPress backup services compared\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-backup-services-2026-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-backup-services-2026-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-backup-services-2026-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-backup-services-2026-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-backup-services-2026.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> The best WordPress backup services are Jetpack VaultPress Backup (real-time, cloud), BlogVault (off-site with test restores and staging), UpdraftPlus (free plugin that sends backups to Google Drive, Dropbox or S3), Duplicator (backups and migrations) and BackWPup. Use at least one off-site backup in addition to your host&#8217;s backups.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae1d8f2f0025\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae1d8f2f0025\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#WordPress_backup_services_compared\" >WordPress backup services compared<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#1_Jetpack_VaultPress_Backup\" >1. Jetpack VaultPress Backup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#2_BlogVault\" >2. BlogVault<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#3_UpdraftPlus\" >3. UpdraftPlus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#4_Duplicator\" >4. Duplicator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#5_BackWPup\" >5. BackWPup<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#What_happened_to_the_2010_list\" >What happened to the 2010 list?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#WordPress_backup_best_practices\" >WordPress backup best practices<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#What_is_the_best_free_WordPress_backup_plugin\" >What is the best free WordPress backup plugin?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#Are_host_backups_enough\" >Are host backups enough?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-backup-services\/#How_often_should_I_back_up_WordPress\" >How often should I back up WordPress?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPress_backup_services_compared\"><\/span>WordPress backup services compared<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Service<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Full site<\/th>\n<th>Storage<\/th>\n<th>Best for<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Jetpack VaultPress Backup<\/td>\n<td>Paid cloud service<\/td>\n<td>Yes, real-time<\/td>\n<td>Jetpack cloud<\/td>\n<td>Hands-off backups and one-click restore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BlogVault<\/td>\n<td>Paid cloud service<\/td>\n<td>Yes, incremental<\/td>\n<td>BlogVault cloud<\/td>\n<td>Test restores, staging and migrations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UpdraftPlus<\/td>\n<td>Free plugin + premium<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Google Drive, Dropbox, S3 and more<\/td>\n<td>Free scheduled backups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duplicator<\/td>\n<td>Free plugin + Pro<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Server, cloud in Pro<\/td>\n<td>Moving a site to a new host<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BackWPup<\/td>\n<td>Free plugin + Pro<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Dropbox, S3, FTP and more<\/td>\n<td>Flexible free backups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Jetpack_VaultPress_Backup\"><\/span>1. Jetpack VaultPress Backup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Made by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, it backs up every change in real time and restores from your dashboard or the Jetpack app. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/03\/vaultpress-secure-wordpress-backup-review\/\">VaultPress Backup review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_BlogVault\"><\/span>2. BlogVault<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogvault.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlogVault<\/a> runs backups on its own servers, keeps encrypted off-site copies, lets you test a restore before touching your live site, and includes staging and migration.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_UpdraftPlus\"><\/span>3. UpdraftPlus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/updraftplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UpdraftPlus<\/a> is the most popular free backup plugin. Schedule backups and send them to your own cloud storage.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Duplicator\"><\/span>4. Duplicator<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/duplicator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duplicator<\/a> packages your site into an archive you can restore or move to another host.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_BackWPup\"><\/span>5. BackWPup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/backwpup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BackWPup<\/a> is another free option that saves full backups to many cloud services.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happened_to_the_2010_list\"><\/span>What happened to the 2010 list?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WP-DB Manager and WP-DB-Backup only saved the database, which isn&#8217;t enough today. Automatic WordPress Backup is no longer maintained. BackupBuddy has changed owners and names over the years, so check its current status before buying. VaultPress, unreleased in 2010, is now Jetpack VaultPress Backup.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPress_backup_best_practices\"><\/span>WordPress backup best practices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Back up files and database, not just the database.<\/li>\n<li>Keep at least one copy off your hosting server.<\/li>\n<li>Back up daily, or in real time for shops and busy sites.<\/li>\n<li>Test a restore every few months; a backup you can&#8217;t restore is useless.<\/li>\n<li>Take a manual backup before major updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Originally written by guest author Akshat C, a system programmer and founder of BlogVault. Updated for 2026 by QuickOnlineTips.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_free_WordPress_backup_plugin\"><\/span>What is the best free WordPress backup plugin?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>UpdraftPlus is the most popular free choice, with backups to Google Drive, Dropbox and more.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_host_backups_enough\"><\/span>Are host backups enough?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>They help, but keep your own off-site backup in case your host account has a problem.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_often_should_I_back_up_WordPress\"><\/span>How often should I back up WordPress?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Daily for most sites; real time for online stores and sites with frequent comments or orders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hacked site, a bad plugin update or a server crash can wipe out years of work. 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