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Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More
Moves your site with ease but charges a premium to bring it back.
HealthyGrowing
85/100
The migration tool works well but the free version lacks a usable restore workflow.
Active installs
~2.1 million
our estimate · wp.org shows 1.0M+
Rating
4.9★
4,898 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+24%
Growing
5,775 → 7,179 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
Growing · +24% in the last year
5,775/day a year ago→7,179/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayDuplicator is a well-regarded backup and migration plugin that users find reliable and easy to use for site moves and cloning, but the free version's restore limitations and occasional Pro-tier failures draw pointed criticism.
What people like
- +Reliable for migrating sites between servers, domains, and hosting providers×5
- +Handles URL replacement correctly during migration×2
- +Free version is considered functional and sufficient for basic use cases×3
- +Saves significant time compared to manual migration or backup processes×3
- +Backup and restore process is straightforward once understood×2
Common complaints
- −Free version does not provide a usable restore workflow — restore functionality effectively requires the paid Pro version×2
- −Pro version produced incomplete clones (missing nearly all images), making staging sites unusable
- −Support was unresponsive to initial contact via the recommended email address
- −Restore documentation is confusing, mixing free and Pro instructions rather than providing a clear, separate guide
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.77★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 18%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-12-062026-03-062026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 4,898 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Does exactly what it saysJohn Bradfield
- 2026-06-01★★★★★Just plain works!sscience1
- 2026-06-01★★★★★One of the best plugin!gordanzg
- 2026-06-01★★★★★Easy and Reliable.liderem
- 2026-06-01★★★★★TOP!!!caimano
- 2026-06-01★★★★★Great toolvwe3evs
- 2026-05-26★★★★★Wow, what a bait and switch.KeithAmmann
- 2026-05-26★★★★★Works like charmzerxx
- 2026-05-26★★★★★Such a time saverSushi_Overdose
- 2026-05-20★★★★★Excelentbrunoclemente881-shot
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Duplicator
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.
7,270
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
6,658
Prior 7-day baseline
14,826
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
234,125
Mean release-day peak (30d)
13,504
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+9.2%
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.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.28
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
94%
5★ share in analyzed sample
18%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+1086%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.81 → 4.77★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered