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Everest Backup vs BlogVault Backup & Staging

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

BlogVault Backup & Staging and Everest Backup are close on health (A · 89 vs A · 87). BlogVault Backup & Staging has the stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Everest Backup	BlogVault Backup & Staging
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	80K–90K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 87	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	45	332 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2d ago ✓	7d ago
Downloads, last 30d	2.9K	69.6K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+18%	-21%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9% ✓	1.4%
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

Everest BackupBlogVault Backup & Staging

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.