UpdraftPlus vs BackupRidge

UpdraftPlus8.8Visit BackupRidge8.5Visit

Higher score UpdraftPlus #5 in Website Backup Services 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit UpdraftPlus

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BackupRidge #8 in Website Backup Services 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit BackupRidge

• UpdraftPlus fits best

  Established WordPress backup workflows

• BackupRidge fits best

  Frequent WordPress backups with retention

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Side by side

Feature	UpdraftPlus 8.8/10 Visit ↗	BackupRidge 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Website Backup Services	#8 in Website Backup Services
Best for	Established WordPress backup workflows	Frequent WordPress backups with retention
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$70/yr	$49/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Money-back guarantee	10 days	14 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	18 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features UpdraftPlus 3/3 · BackupRidge 3/3
Database backup	✓	✓
One-click restore	✓	✓
Staging restore	✓	✓
Specs
Backup frequency	Hourly	Hourly
Retention period	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Backup scope	Full_site	Full_site
Storage model	Both	Self_hosted
Our review
Pros	Scheduled backups as often as every 2 hours Guided, component-level restoration and direct migration Broad remote storage and WordPress multisite support	Hourly through custom backup schedules One-click restores with component selection Supports local, cloud, FTP, and SFTP storage
Cons	Paid plans start at $70 per year All listed paid plans include only 1GB storage except Gold Advanced features such as staging and migration require paid plans	Self-hosted WordPress only Retention is configured by backup count, not days Advanced features require paid plans
Our verdict	UpdraftPlus is a WordPress plugin for backing up, restoring, and migrating websites. It supports manual and scheduled backups of WordPress files and databases, with schedules as frequent as every 2 hours. WordPress site owners, developers,… Read the review →	BackupRidge is an open-source WordPress plugin for scheduled website backups, database and file archiving, restoration, migration, and staging. It is aimed at WordPress site owners, freelancers, and agencies that need full-site coverage,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• UpdraftPlus — where it wins

  • Scheduled backups as often as every 2 hours
  • Guided, component-level restoration and direct migration
  • Broad remote storage and WordPress multisite support

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $70 per year
  • All listed paid plans include only 1GB storage except Gold
  • Advanced features such as staging and migration require paid plans

• BackupRidge — where it wins

  • Hourly through custom backup schedules
  • One-click restores with component selection
  • Supports local, cloud, FTP, and SFTP storage

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted WordPress only
  • Retention is configured by backup count, not days
  • Advanced features require paid plans

• UpdraftPlus8.8/10 · Free plan

  A flexible WordPress backup option with strong restoration, migration, and storage coverage.

  Visit UpdraftPlusFull verdict →
• BackupRidge8.5/10 · Free plan

  A flexible WordPress backup plugin with hourly scheduling, retention, and storage options.

  Visit BackupRidgeFull verdict →