UpdraftPlus

freemium From $0/mo · Founded 2010 · self-hosted

Most popular WordPress backup plugin — free for basic backups, $70/yr Premium for incremental + cloud destinations.

Free tier: free version covers manual + scheduled backups

Free version supports scheduled backups to multiple remote storage locations like Dropbox and Google Drive.
Restores site files and databases directly from the WordPress dashboard with a single click.
The core backup and restore functionality is reliable and has a long-standing market presence.

Incremental backups, which reduce server load, are only available in the paid Premium version.
The free version does not include the Migrator tool for cloning or moving a site.
As a self-hosted plugin, it relies on your server's resources, which can cause timeouts.

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