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BackWPup

BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

Back up, restore, and protect your WordPress website with automated backups, cloud storage, one-click recovery, and AI-assisted backup management.

★★★★☆4.0 (1,323) · 400k+ active installs
Free
what mrrlens sees
MRR · Freemium · upsell unknownPrice not published
Opportunity—
Buyer threads · 30 d0
“There is now a horrible wizard and despite all my attempts I just cannot get it work.”
#1 complaint · UX · 54% of complaints read · analysed Oct 29, 2026 · source

01Revenue

Price not publishedFreemium · upsell unknown
Why there is no estimate

BackWPup has a paid tier, but the listing publishes no price. Without one, any revenue figure would rest on a guessed price, so MRRLens shows none and leaves revenue out of its opportunity score.

Exploratory math, not an estimate: if it charged a typical price for its marketplace, active users × paid conversion × monthly price would give $16k–80k a month. Assumptions: active users: 400k; 0.5%–2.5% of active users pay; no public price: assumed $8.00/month, typical for this marketplace. Methodology.

3 daily snapshots · growth 30 d: —

Store data from the WordPress.org listing, refreshed daily. Updated 5 h ago. Listed since 2009.

02Why users leave BackWPup

5★69%
4★4%
3★2%
2★2%
1★22%
UX6 reviews · 54%

Backup creation is quick, but re-uploading fails and the file gets deleted again.

“There is now a horrible wizard and despite all my attempts I just cannot get it work.” source ↗
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Sample: 11 recent complaints (1–3★ reviews) · clustered Oct 29, 2026 · complaints from Apr 2025–Oct 2026, almost all in the last 24 months · each review labelled by a model, quotes verbatim

03How to build a better BackWPup

Build difficultyMediumCloud storage APIs, WordPress compatibility, and reliable restore/upload operations; no payments, regulation, or hardware.
Three build ideas that answer these complaintsIncluded in the day pass and Pro.
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04Who wants a better BackWPup

0 buyer threads in the last 30 days name BackWPup.

05Questions about BackWPup

How much revenue does BackWPup make?

MRRLens shows no revenue figure for BackWPup. It sells a paid tier but does not publish the price, and an estimate built on an assumed price would be a guess. The exploratory math is on the page, labelled as such.

What do users complain about most in BackWPup?

Across 11 recent complaints, the most common is ux (54%). Backup creation is quick, but re-uploading fails and the file gets deleted again.

What are the best BackWPup alternatives?

The closest alternatives MRRLens found are UpdraftPlus, Jetpack VaultPress Backup and BlogVault Backup & Staging. The full list, with why users leave, is on the BackWPup alternatives page.

How many people use BackWPup?

BackWPup lists 400k+ active installs on WordPress.org, rated 4.0 (1,323).

See the full x-ray of BackWPup

Full 1-star breakdown with verbatim quotes, the build blueprint and every live thread — on every product.