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Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone
Easy to use until the progress bar decides to stop forever.
HealthyDeclining
64/100
Many users find it simple and effective. Some users report backups getting stuck halfway through.
Active installs
~750,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 700k+
Rating
4.5★
131 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-18%
Declining
1,787 → 1,469 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -18% in the last year
1,787/day a year ago→1,469/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayBackuply is a generally well-regarded free backup plugin praised for its simplicity and reliability, but a recurring and serious caveat is that backups hang mid-process for a notable subset of users, leaving them unable to complete a backup at all.
What people like
- +Reliable and consistent backups for many users over extended periods×5
- +Simple, straightforward interface that is easy to use×3
- +Free version is sufficient for most users without pressure to upgrade×2
- +Responsive and diligent support, even for free-tier users
- +Useful backup reminder notifications
Common complaints
- −Backups hang and never complete for some users, getting stuck at a fixed percentage (reported at 65–67% or 0%)×4
- −Aggressive and intrusive upsell banners promoting paid cloud storage
- −Default backup directory does not exist out of the box, which one user describes as a deliberate tactic to push cloud storage purchases
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.32★Verified rating — drops from 4.50★ once one-shot reviewers are removed
- 14%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 131 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-06-02★★★★★Got me out of a problemjohncp491-shot
- 2026-05-05★★★★★Superbfeketekave1
- 2026-04-02★★★★★ONLY backup plugin that workedmarketingandcreative
- 2026-03-13★★★★★GREATjsanchezbaqa
- 2026-01-20★★★★★Doesn't work – hangs at 65% on small sitegeldner
- 2026-01-09★★★★★Excellent!thisdawn10
- 2025-12-24★★★★★Works well, excellent supportNigel Harpur
- 2025-11-21★★★★★Prático e funcionalvortic
- 2025-11-16★★★★★One of the Best Plugins Everagreenwo1-shot
- 2025-10-24★★★★★The Backup doesn't even startShawn
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Backuply
Top Backups plugins, ranked by score.For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
1,370
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
1,488
Prior 7-day baseline
1,426
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
30,703
Mean release-day peak (30d)
3,727
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-7.9%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
6%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.56
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
83%
5★ share in analyzed sample
14%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-22%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.42 → 4.32★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered