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Backuply vs BackWPup

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Backuply

by Softaculous

Health A88
BackWPup

by WP Media

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Backuply moved down one install band, 700K+ to 600K+; BackWPup moved down one install band, 500K+ to 400K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Backuply BackWPup
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 600K–700K ✓ 400K–500K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -14% ✓ -20%
Overall health A · 88 A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 88/100 ✓ 74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 96/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.5★ ✓ 4.0★
Reviews 135 1,323 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 98/100 ✓ 95/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 14d ago ✓ 22d ago
Downloads · 30d 207.6K 341.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 7.9% ✓ 1.6%
Category Backup Backup

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

BackuplyBackWPup

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.