BlogVault vs Solid Backups
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 23 features compared side by side.
Paid SaaS backup service for WordPress with off-site incremental backups, real-time WooCommerce sync, staging and migration from one dashboard.
Premium cloud backup service (formerly BackupBuddy, now becoming Kadence Backups) with incremental daily backups managed from a central dashboard.
Choose BlogVault if…
- You need real-time backups and Google Drive
- You also want Dropbox and staging sites
- You want the more complete feature set (76/100 vs 50/100)
- You want the lower entry price ($99/yr vs $299/yr)
Choose Solid Backups if…
- Kadence Pro or Elite customers who want off-site incremental backups included in their bundle rather than a separate backup subscription
BlogVault includes 4 features that Solid Backups lacks, including Real-time backups, Google Drive and Dropbox. Both include 11 of the 23 features we track. 4 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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BlogVault Solid BackupsBackups6/64/6
Automatic daily backups on all plans; twice-daily on Business and hourly on WooCommerce.
Automatic daily backups are included with every Kadence plan that has Backups.
Only changed files and database rows are synced after the first full backup.
NextGen takes incremental daily backups and stores only what changed.
Real-time sync of changes, aimed at WooCommerce orders, on Business and WooCommerce plans.
NextGen runs daily backups; real-time backups are not offered.
Exclude chosen folders or add non-WordPress folders; selective file/table restore also available.
Exclude files or folders by path; database and file backups are managed separately.
Backups are kept off-site on BlogVault servers; storage is included in every plan.
Backups are stored in the vendor's cloud in US or EU data centres.
Backup copies are stored encrypted on BlogVault's cloud on all plans.
Encryption of stored backups is not covered in the current documentation.
Storage destinations2/60/6
No automatic sync; you can export a backup and upload it to Google Drive manually.
NextGen is cloud-only; Google Drive was a Legacy plugin destination (maintenance mode).
Manual 'Upload Backup' to a connected Dropbox from the dashboard; not automatic.
Not in NextGen; Dropbox was supported only by the Legacy plugin.
Backups are stored on BlogVault's cloud; no Amazon S3 destination is offered.
Not in NextGen; Amazon S3 was supported only by the Legacy plugin.
No S3-compatible storage destinations; storage is managed by BlogVault.
NextGen stores backups only in the vendor's cloud storage.
No OneDrive destination; only manual Dropbox/Google Drive export is documented.
Not in NextGen; OneDrive was supported only by the Legacy plugin.
FTP credentials are used for restores, but backups cannot be sent to your own FTP/SFTP server.
SFTP is used to read your site, not as a backup destination; FTP/SFTP was a Legacy destination.
Restore & migration6/63/6
One-click and differential restores, triggered from the BlogVault dashboard.
One-click full or partial restore, run from the Central dashboard timeline.
Restores run from BlogVault's servers, so they work even when the site is offline.
Rollbacks run from the Central dashboard, so they work when the site is down.
Built-in migration to a new host or domain on all plans.
No migration tool; workaround is to repoint server credentials to a new host and restore.
Migration automatically updates URLs for the new domain.
No URL search-replace during restore is documented for NextGen.
One-click staging on BlogVault servers with selective merge to live; lifetime varies by plan.
NextGen has no staging feature; the Legacy plugin had push/pull deployments.
Multisite supported on all plans; Business up to 25 and WooCommerce up to 100 subsites.
Multisite support is not documented for NextGen.
Management4/54/5
History is kept automatically for 30, 90 or 365 days depending on plan.
Choose 7, 30 or 120 days or 1 year retention at enrolment.
Email uptime and vulnerability alerts plus backup-summary reports; per-backup failure emails not documented.
Automatic email alerts for failed backups, disconnections and authentication errors.
Central dashboard to manage backups, updates and monitoring for many sites.
Kadence Central multi-site management is part of the Elite plan.
No WP-CLI commands documented; BlogVault offers a REST API (v6) instead.
NextGen requires WP-CLI on the server, but no user-facing backup CLI commands are documented.
Rebrand the plugin and service for clients; available only to Agency plan users.
Elite lists white-label branding; how far it covers the backups module is not documented.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
BlogVault Premium
| Personal | $99 per year, 1 site |
|---|---|
| Business | $299 per year, 1 site |
| WooCommerce | $499 per year, 1 site |
Solid Backups Premium
| Kadence Pro | $299 per year, 1 site |
|---|---|
| Kadence Elite | $499 per year, 1 site |
Downloads trend
BlogVault
21,056 downloads last week
Solid Backups
No WordPress.org download data (premium-only plugin).
Verdict
BlogVault scores higher on our feature checklist (76/100 against 50/100) and includes real-time backups, Google Drive and Dropbox that Solid Backups does not. Paid plans start at $99/yr for BlogVault and $299/yr for Solid Backups. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
BlogVault: paid version (Business). Solid Backups: not included. Real-time sync of changes, aimed at WooCommerce orders, on Business and WooCommerce plans.
BlogVault: partial. Solid Backups: not included. No automatic sync; you can export a backup and upload it to Google Drive manually.
BlogVault: partial. Solid Backups: not included. Manual 'Upload Backup' to a connected Dropbox from the dashboard; not automatic.
BlogVault: included. Solid Backups: not included. One-click staging on BlogVault servers with selective merge to live; lifetime varies by plan.
Written from the feature, pricing and install data on this page, not from hands-on testing. How we compare.
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FAQ
Which is better, BlogVault or Solid Backups?
BlogVault scores higher on our feature checklist (76/100 against 50/100) and includes real-time backups, Google Drive and Dropbox that Solid Backups does not. Paid plans start at $99/yr for BlogVault and $299/yr for Solid Backups. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
BlogVault includes 18 of the 23 features we track, against 11 for Solid Backups. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is BlogVault free?
BlogVault is premium only. Paid plans start at $99/yr.
Is Solid Backups free?
Solid Backups is premium only. Paid plans start at $299/yr.
Feature data last changed 5 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to BlogVault or Solid Backups. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.