{"id":367186,"date":"2022-05-26T11:41:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T18:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=367186"},"modified":"2022-10-05T18:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T01:57:28","slug":"wordpress-backup-tools-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wordpress-backup-tools-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Backup Tools (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is time to re-evaluate the backup workflow and tools I use for my websites and some that I support.  I do this every couple of years hoping  something has changed to make it better.   With the release of WordPress 6.0  this week, I needed to backup each site before updating them, so this forced me to review the market and list&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many are small sites and can be handled by the free versions of the tools out there,  but have two that have a lot of content ( have over 5Gb compressed)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make it easy for me, I prefer to have the same tool for all of the sites, so the free versions do not do.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Able to handle large sites<\/li><li>Ability to store to server&#8217;s local directory (outside site&#8217;s structure)  <\/li><li>Ability to schedule ( daily\/weekly \/ monthly) with notification of success<\/li><li>Have a self contain all inclusive archive file with database, and files &#8211; that I can download and archive.<\/li><li>Easily restore from file <\/li><li>Ideally &#8211; can copy \/ restore to a  separate domain (dev or local)  <\/li><li>Plugin MUST have been updated in the last 6 months ( WP  current minus two version support) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The WordPress Plugin List <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the list, in Alphabetical order,  that I got \/ compared,  as of today, May 26 2022:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Product (Company)<\/td><td>Installations<\/td><td>Price<br> (Site)<\/td><td>Payment Frequency<\/td><td>Notes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>*(1) <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/\">All-in-One WP Migration w\/Unlimited Size Edition By ServMask<\/a><\/td><td>4M+<\/td><td>$69<\/td><td>\/one time<\/td><td>Unlimited Sites<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/backup\/\">Backup Guard By BackupGuard<\/a><\/td><td>60,000<\/td><td>$25<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>*(2) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/backupBliss\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/backupBliss\" target=\"_blank\">BackupBliss &#8211;\u00a0 By Migrate<\/a><\/td><td>30,000<\/td><td>$30<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemes.com\/backupbuddy\/\">BackupBuddy&nbsp; by iThemes<\/a><\/td><td>unk<\/td><td>$80<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/backwpup\/\">BackWPup<\/a><\/td><td>700,000<\/td><td>$69<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/blogvault-real-time-backup\/\">BlogVault by BlogVault<\/a><\/td><td>100,000<\/td><td>$89<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/duplicator\/\">Duplicator By Snap Creek<\/a><\/td><td>1M+<\/td><td>$69<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/codecanyon.net\/item\/super-backup-clone-migrate-for-wordpress\/12943030\">Super&nbsp;Backup&nbsp;&amp; Clone&nbsp; By azzaroco<\/a><\/td><td>400,000<\/td><td>$35<\/td><td>\/one time<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/boldgrid-backup\/\">Total Upkeep By BOLDGRID<\/a><\/td><td>90,000<\/td><td>$30<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/updraftplus\/\">UpdraftPlus By UpdraftPlus.Com, DavidAnderson<\/a><\/td><td>3M+<\/td><td>$70<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-all-backup\/\">WP All Backup \u2013by WPSeeds<\/a><\/td><td>1000+<\/td><td>$22<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>Unlimited Sites<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-staging\/\">WP STAGING \u2013 By WP-STAGING<\/a><\/td><td>70,000<\/td><td>$190<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-time-capsule\/\">WP Time Capsule By Revmakx<\/a><\/td><td>20,000<\/td><td>$49<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-backitup\/\">WPBackItUp By WPBackItUp<\/a><\/td><td>10,000<\/td><td>$79<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wpvivid-backuprestore\/\">WPvivid Backup By WPvivid Team<\/a><\/td><td>100,000<\/td><td>$49<\/td><td>\/year<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Selection&#8230; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let me say that I have used BackWPup for on of my main sites for years, and I love it functionality.  Super easy to use and manage &#8211;  I paid the $69 with the $39\/ year renewal  because the free version does <strong><em>not include restore capability  which is VERY SILLY<\/em><\/strong> but was ok with it for that site.    Then my other sites started to grow and needed something different &#8212;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been using free All-in-One WP Migration By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/servmask.com\/\">ServMask<\/a>  for all of my sites for about a year now &#8211; I purchased the Unlimited Size Extension for one time fee of $69.00 ( which can be used in unlimited sites)   and I really like it.     Large file support + unlimited sites for $69.00  &#8212;  great value \/ well worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing I had to get use to is that it uses the WPRESS file format &#8212; but no big deal once you get used to it..     Heads up:  one mistake I made: Bought the Unlimited extension for $69 instead of buying the another extension which includes the Unlimited one ( example the Direct Extension or the OneDrive Extension)   &#8211;    I checked with them and they would give me a small discount as I am an existing customer but should have bought another extension.  Silly me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also I know that it does not meet all of my requirements, like scheduling, or store in local directory outside the site structure, but it is fast, efficient and reliable.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second choices: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My runner up was <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/backupBliss\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/backupBliss\" target=\"_blank\">Backup Bliss<\/a> the premium verson of the popular free Backup &amp; Migrate plugin in the WP directory!   It did meet all of my requirements, and it did very well on smaller sites, but did not work on a couple of my large sites.    The price is very attractive too!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New to me ( I am trying it out ) <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-all-backup\/\">WP All Backup \u2013by WPSeeds<\/a>     They  have a subscription model  that is very attractive &#8211;  $19\/first year \/ $11 renewal\/year for unlimited sites &#8212; Gonna check it out and report back .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this helps someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonna open the comments on this post to see if any other ideas come up.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is time to re-evaluate the backup workflow and tools I use for my websites and some that I support. I do this every couple of years hoping something has changed to make it better. 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