Best WordPress Backup Plugins 2025

Let’s talk about one of the trickiest parts of WordPress: backups. We often leave them for “tomorrow”… until a plugin gets cranky, an update breaks something, or a single click wipes half the site. The idea of this article is to show you the most recommended plugins so you can pick what fits you best. No weird jargon—just simple examples and what actually matters for your business.

Modular DS
Of course, Modular DS has to be at the top. Not because it’s ours, but because it’s free and gives you more options than most. It’s a panel to run multiple sites at once: schedule bulk backups (10, 50, 200 sites), restore with one click without entering each WordPress, track uptime, and generate client reports. If you manage sites for others, it saves you hours every week. Plus, Spanish-language support—on a stressful day, that’s priceless.

UpdraftPlus
The classic most of us have used. You hook it up to Google Drive, Dropbox, or Amazon S3 in a minute and you’re set. When something goes wrong, pick a date and “rewind” your site. Great to get started; if you want migrations or incremental backups, you’ll need the paid version.

Jetpack Backup (formerly VaultPress)
This one comes from Automattic (the WordPress.com folks). Its magic: real-time backups—perfect for WooCommerce. Every order is secured instantly. Something broke? Restore from your phone and carry on. There’s no free version and you depend on Jetpack, but if your site makes money, it brings serious peace of mind.

Duplicator
A favorite for staging or cloning sites all the time. The free version lets you package and move small sites without fuss. With Pro you can schedule backups and push them to the cloud. On shared hosting with limited space it can struggle packaging very large sites.

BlogVault
Less noise, lots of reliability. Incremental backups that don’t hammer your server and very fast restores. You can even test the restore in a staging environment before touching the live site. It’s premium and pricier than average, aimed at critical sites where failure isn’t an option.

All-in-One WP Migration
A must-have to move sites from A to B without headaches. Export, upload, done. For quick rescues or hosting changes it’s super handy. Heads up: the free version has size limits, and scheduled backups/cloud storage require paid extensions. As your main backup system it may fall short; as a migration lifesaver, it’s gold.