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BackupBuddy: Alternative to UpdraftPlus

BackupBuddy’s WordPress backup and restore feature is quick and simple. Simply upload the ImportBuddy file and your backup zip file, and ImportBuddy will walk you through the steps to restore your entire WordPress website, including your content, themes, plugins, widgets and everything else.

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Tool Highlights

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Complete WordPress Website Backup: Back up your entire WordPress website (database + all WP files).
Scheduled, Automatic Backups: Set up backup schedules to run automatically.
Store WordPress Backups Off-Site: Send and store your backup files off-site in a safe, secure location.
Restore Your WordPress Site: Restore your WordPress website quickly & easily from a backup.

Tool Type

Self-Hosted, Software

Tool Category

WordPress, Web Design, Web Development

Pricing Model

Subscription, Yearly

Video Source: Official iThemes Website

Tool Description

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With just a few clicks, BackupBuddy backs up your entire WordPress website from within your WordPress dashboard. While other WordPress backup plugins only backup the WordPress database, BackupBuddy backs up your entire WordPress installation, making sure you have a copy of all your WordPress website files.

Tool Features

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Customizable Backup: Contents not all WordPress backups are alike. Run database, files-only or complete backups, or set up custom backup profiles.
Downloadable Backup Zip Files: After a backup completes, you can download a zip file of your entire WordPress website.
Scheduled Backups: BackupBuddy offers automatic WordPress backup schedules (hourly, twice daily, daily, every other day, bi-weekly, weekly, monthly, and more).
Store Backup Files Remotely: Automatically send your backup files to several remote WordPress backup storage locations including BackupBuddy Stash, Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox & more.
Instant Email Notifications: Know immediately when BackupBuddy finishes or needs attention so you can always be sure you have a current and useful backup of your website.
Restore WordPress with ImportBuddy: BackupBuddy includes a tool called ImportBuddy to restore your WordPress site to a previous backup if something goes wrong.

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