Zippy vs UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

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

Zippy

by Gesundheit Bewegt GmbH

Health B70

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

ZippyUpdraftPlus: 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	Zippy	UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K	4M–5M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-30%	+33% ✓
Overall health	B · 70	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	58/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	60/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	16	8,709 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.1y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.3K	6M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.0% ✓	2.3%
Category	Backup	Backup

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

Release activity

ZippyUpdraftPlus: 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.