Updated October 21, 2026. Features and prices checked against TeamUpdraft’s published documentation. Prices are in U.S. dollars and can change.
UpdraftPlus Free can handle scheduled WordPress backups and restores. It can also migrate a site through a backup-and-restore process. A paid licence is no longer a requirement for that basic move.
Premium becomes more useful when you need greater control over backups or want to reduce the work involved in managing several websites. The decision comes down to the jobs you need it to do and the cost of doing them yourself.
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