BackWPup vs Backuply

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

BackWPup

by WP Media

Health A90

Backuply

by Softaculous

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

BackWPup Backuply

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	BackWPup	Backuply
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400K–500K	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 88
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	95/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.96★	4.49★ ✓
Reviews	1,321 ✓	136
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	today ✓	18d ago
Downloads · 30d	106.3K	308.2K ✓
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

BackWPup Backuply

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.