UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin vs Duplicator

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

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

Health A89

Health A99

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	UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin	Duplicator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4M–5M ✓	1M–2M
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 89	A · 99 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	97/100	97/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	62/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.84★	4.85★ ✓
Reviews	8,708 ✓	4,940
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100	100/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7d ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	6M ✓	1.2M
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.3% ✓	1.7%
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration PluginDuplicator

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.