Comparison · generated on request
DB Backup by Fairshare.tech vs Run External Crons
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| DB Backup by Fairshare.tech | Run External Crons | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Automatic WordPress database backups with mysqldump or PHP fallback. Supports email and reliable real cron jobs. | Use WordPress internal cron system to hit external URLs on a scheduled basis. |
| Active installs | fewer than 10 | 60+ |
| Rating | — | 5.0★ (2) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 14 years ago |
| Current owner | Keshav Grover | Milan Dinić |
| Added to directory | 24 Aug 2025 | 14 Aug 2012 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.0.4 | WP 3.4.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | false |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: DB Backup by Fairshare.tech · Run External Crons