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Backuply vs Duplicator

Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.

These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.

Duplicator

Duplicator Backup & migration

by Syed Balkhi

At a glance

Duplicator leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #42, ahead of Backuply at #100. Over the last 7 days Duplicator held its place and Backuply slipped 1 place. Duplicator has the largest install base, roughly 1.7× the next: 1M+ active installs against 600K+ for Backuply. Downloads this week: Duplicator 481,584 and Backuply 27,135. Ratings: Backuply 4.5★ from 135 and Duplicator 4.9★ from 4,940 reviews.

Metric Backuply Duplicator
Popular rank today #100 ▼ 1 #42 ▬
Active installs 600K+ 1M+
Downloads, last 7 days 27,135 481,584
Rating 4.5★ (135) 4.9★ (4,940)
Last updated Oct 22, 2026 Oct 27, 2026
Current version 1.6.0 5.1.0
Best rank on record #94 #41
Days in the top 50 0 101
On WordPress.org since Jul 2022 Jun 2011
Sites detected by our detector 0 21

Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.

Ranking history Lower is better

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more popular, Backuply or Duplicator?

By active installs, Duplicator: 1M+ sites run it against 600K+ for Backuply, according to WordPress.org figures captured on November 2, 2026.

Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Backuply or Duplicator?

Duplicator, at #42 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Backuply at #100. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.

Are Backuply or Duplicator alternatives to each other?

Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.

Where do these numbers come from?

WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.