Every WordPress manager or developer knows that it is extremely important to perform regular backups. The backup can assure you that in case of a disaster, when your website is attacked, hacked, or anything else, you have saved it somewhere so you can easily get it back. There are several backup plugins for WordPress available on the internet, both paid and free. Most of them are quite easy to use.
Here are the best 5 WordPress backup plugins compared, with pros and cons:
VaultPress
This is one of the most popular backup plugins because it was founded by Matt Mullenweg, one of WordPress’ co-founders, and his team from Automattic. You can easily subscribe to this plugin, which has different packages and plans. It offers automated real-time backup solutions, starting at $5 per month – this is a good price for any website.
It is quite easy to set up and restore VaultPress from backups; everything is done in a few clicks. Some of their packages also include security scans and many more options.
What we don’t like about VaultPress is the cost if you have multiple WordPress websites – it can become quite expensive.
Check out VaultPress here.
BackupBuddy
One of the most popular premium backup plugins for WordPress is BackupBuddy. It is extremely easy to schedule daily, weekly, or even monthly backups for your website, and store them wherever you like (Amazon S3, Dropbox, FTP, their cloud service, or even in your email).
We really like that you don’t have to subscribe to use this service and you can use it for several websites.
Check out BackupBuddy here.
BackWPup
If you are looking for a free backup plugin, use BackWPup. It will do a complete backup for your website and it will store it for free in Dropbox, Amazon S3, Rackspace, FTP, email, or your computer. It is very easy to use and you can schedule automatic backups. Restoring from a backup is also very simple. There is a version which allows you to store it even on Google Drive.
Check out BackWPup here.
BackUpWordPress
Another cool backup plugin for your website is BackUpWordPress, which can perform automatic backups depending on the plan you choose. Unfortunately, its free versions won’t allow you to store the backup on a cloud service, so if you want to store it on Google Drive, FTP, Dropbox or anything similar, you will need to buy the premium version.
Check out BackUpWordPress here.
Duplicator
Just as its name says, Duplicator is a WordPress backup plugin used to migrate different WordPress websites. The cool thing about it is that it also has some backup features. However, it doesn’t allow users to schedule automated backups, so it is not the ideal tool for those who need regular maintenance for a website.
Check out Duplicator here.
Conclusion
There is a category of WordPress backup functionality that we didn’t cover in this post and that is WordPress hosts that manage backups for you. WordPress hosts like WP Engine and Pressable are more expensive then entry-level hosts like BlueHost and Hostgator, but they have an extensive feature set including regular backups. I write about those in a future post.
I hope this list of the best 5 WordPress backup plugins available on the market will help you to find the best solution for your websites. However, you might need to try them first before knowing which one best suits your needs. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us!