Jetpack VaultPress

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ pasqualerose

   4.1y ago

   I’ve been a paying customer for VaultPress for years, then one of their representatives, or what they call “happiness engineers” just disconnecting my account. She discovered I had two accounts and without my permission she disconnected one so I would only have one. But she disconnected the wrong one. She didn’t ask me if she should do this, she just did it. I still haven’t been able to reconnect it. Pat M. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by pasqualerose.

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2. ★★★★★ theghall

   5.8y ago

   Was doing manual backups, but for only $3.50 a month I get peace of mind from automatic backups. Would be great if I got a badge next the VaultPress menu option on the sidebar indicating I have a message about a backup issue, so I don’t have to click on VaultPress to see if backups are working. I ran into an issue where the backup process was caught in an endless loop and I did not have a backup for several days. I only found out about the issue by clicking on VaultPress and seeing the notice my site had not been backed up in several days. It would also be great to add an option to wp-cli to get the latest message and/or list of previous backups and date/time of them.

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3. ★★★★★ ngcmos

   5.8y ago

   What a waste of my going on 12 hours and none of the restore options work. This is terrible Support is a joke!!!!

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4. ★★★★★ conleywilliam32

   6.0y ago

   This is the worst merge plugin with Jetpack. It’s 10pm. Not keeping their promises of keeping tech support (free) on this forum This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by conleywilliam32. Reason: forgot the word free

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5. ★★★★★ edwardyves2

   6.0y ago

   Hi, Every time, I backup my website using vaultpress. It slows my websites. Not good.

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6. ★★★★★ Habib

   6.2y ago

   Thanks for making the web a better place. VaultPress is a real-time backup and security scanning service designed and built by Automattic, the same company that operates (and backs up!) millions of sites on WordPress.com. I am happy that this plugin is made by a big responsible company. I feel secure and safe now. Thanks for making such plugin,

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7. ★★★★★ scbuchholz

   6.6y ago

   VaultPress was successful in migrating a tricky WP site to a new Host. They stuck with it from beginning to end. Could not be happier with the support. They definitely know what they are doing. The Restore product saved me. Big thanks to Mark Z.

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8. ★★★★★ tamimarler

   7.2y ago

   Not only have my websites been hacked without VaultPress detecting it (one is hacked right now, but VaultPress beams, “We’ve detected no security threats!”), but I’ve never been able to restore one of the daily backups I PAY FOR. Exactly what is the point of a backup if you can’t restore it? I guess I don’t get what this PAID PLUGIN is supposed to do. As far as I can tell, it does nothing.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-04-10 Version 4.0.7 Changed Update package dependencies. Fixed Ensure proper flags are used with json_encode() . Avoid fatal error when receiving an error from the VaultPress service. See the previous changelogs here 4.0.7

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Critical · 9.8 VaultPress <=1.9 - Remote Code Execution ↗
   2017-09-16 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 1.9 Patched in 1.9.1
2. High · 8.1 VaultPress <= 1.8.6 - Remote Code Execution ↗
   2017-03-01 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 1.8.6 Patched in 1.8.7

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 79 languages, 12 at 90% or more

Plus 55 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-10-11 20K+ → 10K+ down after 322 days in tier
2. 2023-11-24 30K+ → 20K+ down after 354 days in tier
3. 2022-12-05 40K+ → 30K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection 700K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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Jetpack VaultPress: 10K+ active installs, 3.8★ (72 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/vaultpress