A complete feature-by-feature comparison. Both ship backup and migration. SiteVault adds Site Health monitoring, alert channels, and staging at every Pro tier — capabilities Duplicator either gates behind its $399/year tier or doesn't ship at all.
All Duplicator pricing and feature claims on this page reflect the current Duplicator Pro product (Basic, Plus, Pro, Elite tiers) as of June 2026.
| Feature | PremiumSiteVault Pro | PremiumDuplicator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Full Site Backup | ||
| Database-Only Backup | ||
| Files-Only Backup | ||
| Plugins / Themes-Only Backup | ||
| Incremental Backups | ||
| Hourly Scheduled Backups | All Pro tiers ($49+) | Plus tier and up ($199+) |
| Media-Only Backup | All Pro tiers | Pro tier ($399+) |
| Manual On-Demand Backup | ||
| WooCommerce-Aware |
| Feature | SiteVault Pro | Duplicator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ||
| S3-Compatible (R2 / B2 / Wasabi) | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Dropbox | ||
| OneDrive | ||
| FTP / SFTP | ||
| Google Cloud Storage | ||
| Multiple Simultaneous Destinations | All Pro tiers ($49+) | 1 on Basic; unlimited Plus+ |
| Feature | SiteVault Pro | Duplicator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| AES-256-GCM Encryption (Specified) | Specified | "Secure File / Archive Encryption" (specifics not public) |
| Private Key Decryption | Exclusive | Archive password |
| Secure Transfer (HTTPS / TLS) | ||
| Encryption Algorithm Documented |
| Feature | SiteVault Pro | Duplicator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| One-Click Staging Creation | All Pro tiers ($49+) | Pro tier and up ($399+) |
| Push Staging to Live | Pro tier and up | |
| Drag-and-Drop Migration Installer | Web-based install flow | Flagship feature |
| Server-to-Server Migration | ||
| Direct Push / Pull Between Sites | Rate-limited, built-in | Package import on target |
| Custom Search & Replace | ||
| Serialized Data Handling | ||
| Disaster Recovery Script | Bundled in backups | installer.php in archive |
| Feature | SiteVault Pro | Duplicator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| One-Click Restore | ||
| Selective Restore (Files / DB / Themes) | ||
| Backup History Dashboard | ||
| Email Notifications | ||
| Multisite Support | All Pro tiers | Pro tier and up |
| Activity Log | Backup-event log | Elite tier ($599+) |
| Feature | SiteVault Pro | Duplicator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| SSL Certificate Monitoring | Business+ | |
| Disk Space Monitoring | Business+ | |
| PHP Error Log Monitoring | Business+ | |
| Database Health Checks | Business+ | |
| Plugin Update Monitoring | Business+ | |
| Core Web Vitals Tracking | Business+ | |
| Slack / Discord / Webhook Alerts | Agency tier | Email only |
| Weekly HTML Health Reports | Agency tier |
| Feature | SiteVault Pro | Duplicator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Free Version Available | SiteVault Lite on wp.org | Free on wp.org |
| 1-2 Sites / Year | $49/yr (Pro, 1 site) | $79/yr (Basic, 2 sites) |
| 5 Sites / Year | $129/yr (Business + Site Health) | $199/yr (Plus, no staging or health) |
| 20+ Sites / Year | $299/yr (Agency, unlimited + alerts) | $399/yr (Pro, 20 sites + staging) |
| Money-Back Guarantee | 30 days | 14 days |
| Staging at Entry Tier | $49/yr | $399/yr (Pro tier) |
| Site Health Monitoring Included | Business+ ($129/yr) | Not offered |
These capabilities are exclusive to SiteVault Pro and are not part of Duplicator Pro at any tier from Basic through Elite.
Business and Agency tiers ship a six-check monitoring suite: SSL certificate expiry, disk space, PHP error log volume, database health, plugin update lag, and Core Web Vitals. Duplicator does not ship monitoring at any tier — it's a backup and migration tool, not a health tool.
Agency tier routes Site Health events and backup status to Slack, Discord, and custom webhooks — not just email. Duplicator's notification surface is email-only across every tier from Basic to Elite. Multi-channel alerting matters when a single email recipient is the bottleneck.
Agency tier delivers a formatted weekly digest of every monitored check across every site — SSL countdown, disk trend, error volume, plugin lag, CWV deltas. Useful for client reporting, useful for spotting slow degradation. Duplicator has no equivalent surface.
Direct server-to-server sync between any two SiteVault-installed sites — push your live site to a fresh staging host or pull a staging copy back to local without building and uploading a package archive each time. Rate-limited to protect both endpoints. Duplicator's migration model is build-package-then-install-on-target.
SiteVault encrypts backup files with AES-256-GCM and a private key only you possess — tamper-resistant by design and publicly documented. Duplicator markets "Secure File Encryption" and "Archive Encryption" without naming the cipher or key model. Specified cryptography is something you can audit; unspecified cryptography is something you have to trust.
One-click staging, push to live, sync from live — all available from the $49/year Pro tier upward. Duplicator gates staging behind its Pro tier at $399/year. Same capability, eight times the entry price.
Fair answer: Duplicator's drag-and-drop installer is purpose-built for one-shot migrations and is excellent at packing a site into a portable archive that drops cleanly onto a new host. If your primary need is a single migration from old host to new host, Duplicator is a defensible choice. SiteVault is built for ongoing backup plus push/pull syncing between sites — better for environments where migration is continuous rather than one-time.
At five sites. Duplicator Plus is $199/year for five sites with no staging and no health monitoring. SiteVault Business is $129/year for five sites and adds the full Site Health monitoring suite (SSL, disk, PHP, DB, plugin updates, Core Web Vitals). You pay $70 less per year and get monitoring capabilities Duplicator does not ship at any tier.
SiteVault Business and Agency tiers include a six-check monitoring suite: SSL certificate expiry alerts, disk space warnings, PHP error log volume, database health checks, plugin update lag, and Core Web Vitals tracking. It matters because backup-only tooling tells you nothing about why your site is slowing down or about to fail. Site Health catches the warning signs before you need the backup.
Yes. Use Duplicator to build your final migration package and restore it on the target site as you normally would. Then deactivate Duplicator on the target, install and activate SiteVault Pro, configure your cloud destination, and let SiteVault handle ongoing scheduled backups, staging, and Site Health from that point forward. There is no data conversion step — the WordPress install is the source of truth for both tools.
No. Running two backup or migration plugins simultaneously creates competing hooks, duplicated scheduled events, and conflicting database operations during restores. Pick one. SiteVault covers both the backup workflow and the migration workflow (push/pull plus standard restore-on-target) — there is no operational reason to keep Duplicator installed alongside it once you've switched.
Backup, migration, staging, plus Site Health monitoring and Slack/Discord alerts — one plugin, one annual price. Plans starting at $49/year.