JetBackup

Overview

JetBackup for WordPress is a backup, restore and migration plugin distributed under the WordPress.org slug “backup”, first listed on 12 May 2012. In November 2026 it had more than 200,000 active installations, with version 3.1.24.10 released on 18 October 2026.^[11]

The free version offers unlimited full or partial backups and restores, backup of files, database or both, selective folder inclusion, live progress reporting, import and download of backup files, migration across domains or hosts, multisite support with selective subsite restore and scheduled backups.^[11] It includes 2 GB of free off-site cloud storage and supports the TAR archive format.^[11] A distinctive feature is exporting backups to hosting control panels, with support for cPanel and DirectAdmin, which reflects JetBackup’s background in server-level backup software for hosting providers.^[11] Premium versions are sold on JetBackup’s own website; that pricing page could not be retrieved for this list, so prices are not given.^[11]

JetBackup features

• Unlimited backups and restores
• 2 GB free off-site cloud storage
• Partial backups by folder
• Export to cPanel and DirectAdmin
• Multisite with selective subsite restore
• Scheduled backups

JetBackup pricing

Free plugin with 2 GB of cloud storage; premium versions on jetbackup.com (see vendor).

JetBackup strengths and limitations

Appears in

• Best WordPress Backup Plugins in 2026 #6

JetBackup alternatives and competitors

Alternatives to JetBackup: companies ranked in the same lists.

• All-in-One WP Migration
• UpdraftPlus
• Duplicator
• WPvivid Backup, Migration & Staging
• BackWPup
• WP STAGING
• BBackUpWordPress
• BlogVault
• Backup Migration
• TUTotal Upkeep
• WP Database Backup
• Jetpack VaultPress Backup