FastDup vs UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

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

FastDup

by Ninja Team

Health A87

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

FastDup UpdraftPlus: 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	FastDup	UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	3M–4M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+25% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 87	A · 96 ✓
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	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.35★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	27	8,631 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	7d ago
Downloads · 30d	1.2K	2.1M ✓
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

FastDup UpdraftPlus: 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.