ByteFyre DB Replace vs UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

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

ByteFyre DB Replace

by bytefyre

Health B77

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

ByteFyre DB ReplaceUpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

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	ByteFyre DB Replace	UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+400% ✓	+33%
Overall health	B · 77	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	79/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	87/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	4	8,710 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	135	6M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.7% ✓	2.3%
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

ByteFyre DB ReplaceUpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

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.