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FastDup vs UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

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

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin is the safest pick: health A · 95 against 87 for FastDup, led by stronger support.

Active-install trajectory

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin moved up one install band, 3M+ to 4M+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	FastDup	UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	4M–5M ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	+33% ✓
Overall health	A · 87	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	83/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	27	8,716 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	96/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	11d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	1.6K	6M ✓
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.	+30%	-11%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.8% ✓	2.3%
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

FastDupUpdraftPlus: 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.