JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate

85 Quality Score

Active Installs

24/30

At 200,000 active installs it is a mid-tier backup plugin, well behind UpdraftPlus at 3 million and All-in-One at 5 million, but still firmly established.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated July 2026 and tested against WordPress 7.0.0, the plugin is clearly being kept current by an active development team.

User Rating

14/15

A 90 out of 100 from 1,051 reviewers indicates strong user satisfaction with very few complaints.

Support Health

8/15

With zero support threads tracked, there is no public signal either way, which leaves a gap compared to plugins with thousands of resolved tickets.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Requires PHP 7.4 and WordPress 6.0, which is a modern baseline that covers the vast majority of hosting environments today.

Scores higher than 95% of indexed plugins

About

Backup, restore, and migrate WordPress sites fast. Supports TAR, remote backups, multi schedules, and full multisite compatibility.

Active Installs 200k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-26 7:02am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.0+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

12 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 Critical 3 High 8 Medium

Most recent: September 3, 2026

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JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate 3.1.7.9 - 3.1.23.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation Medium

September 3, 2026 Patched in ["3.1.23.5"] CVE-2026-19453

JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate 3.1.18.8 - 3.1.23.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Backup Download Medium

August 25, 2026 Patched in ["3.1.23.5"] CVE-2026-19454

JetBackup <= 3.1.19.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Path Traversal in 'fileName' Parameter Medium

April 16, 2026 Patched in ["3.1.20.3"] CVE-2026-4853

JetBackup <= 2.0.9.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing Critical

February 2, 2024 Patched in ["2.0.9.9"] CVE-2023-7165

Backup Guard <= 1.6.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

October 27, 2022 Patched in ["1.6.9.1"] CVE-2022-34148

Backup Guard <= 1.5.9 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload High

February 18, 2021 Patched in ["1.6.0"] CVE-2021-24155

JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.4.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure Medium

July 30, 2020 Patched in ["1.4.1"] CVE-2020-36668

JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.4.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Backup Location Change Medium

July 30, 2020 Patched in ["1.4.1"] CVE-2020-36667

JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload High

July 16, 2020 Patched in ["1.4.0"] CVE-2020-36669

BackupGuard <= 1.1.46 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

August 24, 2017 Patched in ["1.1.47"] CVE-2017-10837

Backup Guard <= 1.1.46 - Cross-Site Scripting Medium

August 11, 2017 Patched in ["1.1.47"] CVE-2017-18488

WordPress Backup and Migrate Plugin – Backup Guard < 1.0.3 - Arbitrary File Upload High

February 15, 2016 Patched in ["1.0.3"]

What It Does

JetBackup is a WordPress plugin that creates full site backups of your files and database, then lets you restore or migrate that data to another location. It supports TAR compression, remote storage destinations, scheduled automated runs, and full WordPress multisite networks.

Who It's For

This plugin fits site owners running medium-sized multisite installations or agencies managing multiple WordPress properties who need scheduled, remote-stored backups without paying for a SaaS backup service. Developers staging sites between environments will also find the migration workflow useful.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need a simple backup on a small single-site install, or you already use a host that provides daily backups, JetBackup adds complexity without much payoff. Users who want a large community of forum responders or extensive third-party tutorials should look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

JetBackup scores 84.74 out of 100 and delivers solid, modern backup functionality with excellent maintenance and ratings, but the lack of public support threads and a smaller install base than the top competitors make it a secondary choice for most users. It earns its keep specifically on multisite networks or where remote, scheduled backups matter more than community size.

Pick UpdraftPlus if you want the largest community, the most tutorials, and a proven track record on over 3 million sites.

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 98/100

Choose All-in-One when simple drag-and-drop site migrations are the priority and you do not need multisite depth.

Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin 95/100

Go with Duplicator if you mostly clone or migrate sites between servers rather than run continuous scheduled backups.

Jetpack 94/100

Pick Jetpack when you want backups bundled with security, performance, and stats from a single first-party Automattic product.

WP STAGING 92/100

Choose WP STAGING if creating staging copies of your live site is the main workflow and backups are secondary.