BackWPup Free offers you some features for automated backups of your website. The Pro version offers you a lot more. The following feature table shows the important features as well as the differences between BackWPup Pro and the free version.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| BACKUP TYPES | ||
| Complete database backup | ✅ | ✅ |
| Complete file backup | ✅ | ✅ |
| Database + files in a single job | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup extra folders/files outside WordPress root | ✅ | ✅ |
| WordPress XML export | ✅ | ✅ |
| List of installed plugins | ✅ | ✅ |
| Database check & repair | ✅ | ✅ |
| MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT BACKUP JOBS | ||
| Create multiple jobs with different scopes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Per-job storage destination | ✅ | ✅ |
| Per-job archive format (ZIP / TAR / TAR.GZ) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Per-job custom archive name | ✅ | ✅ |
| SCHEDULING | ||
| Daily backup schedule | ✅ | ✅ |
| Weekly backup schedule | ✅ | ✅ |
| Monthly backup schedule | ✅ | ✅ |
| Custom schedule (any interval / time) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Trigger backups via WP-Cron | ✅ | ✅ |
| Trigger backups via URL / secure link | ✅ | ✅ |
| Trigger backups via WP-CLI | ✅ | ✅ |
| Trigger backups via system cron | ✅ | ✅ |
| CLOUD STORAGE — BACKUP | ||
| Amazon S3 + S3-compatible (Google Storage, Hosteurope, etc.) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Dropbox | ✅ | ✅ |
| Microsoft Azure | ✅ | ✅ |
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ✅ | ✅ |
| FTP (unencrypted) | ✅ | ✅ |
| FTPS (explicit SSL) | ✅ | ✅ |
| SFTP (password auth) | ❌ | ✅ |
| SFTP (SSH key auth) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Local web space / folder | ✅ | ✅ |
| Back up to SugarSync | ✅ | ✅ |
| Back up to Amazon Glacier | ❌ | ✅ |
| Back up to Google Drive | ❌ | ✅ |
| Back up to OneDrive | ❌ | ✅ |
| Back up to HiDrive | ❌ | ✅ |
| RESTORE | ||
| 1-click restore from WordPress dashboard | ❌ | ✅ |
| Restore manually uploaded backup archives | ✅ | ✅ |
| Restore from local server folder | ❌ | ✅ |
| Restore from FTP / SFTP | ❌ | ✅ |
| Restore from Dropbox | ❌ | ✅ |
| Restore from Google Drive | ❌ | ✅ |
| Restore from S3 services | ❌ | ✅ |
| Restore encrypted backups | ❌ | ✅ |
| Standalone restore app (no WordPress needed) | ❌ | ✅ |
| SECURITY | ||
| Encrypt backup archives | ❌ | ✅ |
| MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS | ||
| 3-step backup wizard (easy onboarding) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup archives management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Log file management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Log report via email | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multisite support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Domain migration | ❌ | ✅ |
| AI assistant integration (MCP) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Automatic plugin updates | ✅ | ✅ |
| SUPPORT | ||
| Community support (WordPress.org forum) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Premium ticket-based support | ❌ | ✅ |
