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Should I Use BlogVault?

blogvault.net·Analyzed 2 hours ago··Based on 13 sources

Recover your website within minutes from the worst disaster that may strike your WordPress site. With incremental backups, GDPR compliant storage, 1-click

Depends

Depends

Buy if you run a revenue-generating WordPress or WooCommerce site and want managed off-site backups with one-click restore.

Trusted WordPress backup with staging and one-click restore — but real CVEs and cheaper rivals. Fit for business sites.

Confidence: Medium

5/5

Trustpilot rating

Per Trustpilot reviews

$149/year

Starting price

Entry backup plan

No

Free tier

Limited free trial only

$9.5M

Est. ARR

2024 estimate, GetLatka

Value for money3

Solid service; free and cheaper rivals undercut it

Ease of use4

Reviewers call install and restore easy

Feature depth4

Backups, staging, migration, security in one

Support quality3

Trustpilot praise, but Reddit support complaints

Security posture2

Recent auth-bypass CVE plus past breach

Pros

  • Reviewers say it delivers on its fast-recovery promise³
  • Combines incremental backups, staging, migration, and security in one service¹
  • 5-star rating on Trustpilot
  • Runs backups on its own servers, independent of your host³
  • G2 reviewers are strongly positive

Cons

  • $149/year entry price; UpdraftPlus free tier costs nothing12
  • Reddit users cite cheaper alternatives like WPvivid
  • Backup plugin has had authentication-bypass vulnerabilities
  • A past breach infected customers' sites with malware
  • Some Reddit users report wasted time on unresolved issues

Gotchas

  • highCVE-2026-19718: authentication bypass via weak randomness in the backup plugin
  • highBlogVault/MalCare/WP Remote 6.6.5 allowed unauthenticated site takeover via brute force10
  • mediumEntry plan runs about $149/year; trial is limited; free plugins undercut it³
  • lowBackups live on BlogVault's own servers, not your own cloud storage³

Best for

  • Revenue-generating WordPress sites
  • WooCommerce stores
  • Agencies managing many client sites
  • Non-technical owners wanting one-click restore

Not for

  • Hobby blogs — a free plugin does the job
  • One-page brochure sites
  • Anyone unwilling to pay ~$149/year for backups
  • Teams that can't tolerate a backup tool with its own CVE history

Pricing

Entry plan

$149/year

  • Incremental backups, 1-click restore
  • GDPR-compliant off-site storage
  • Limited free trial available

Security

Multiple plugin CVEs reported; a past breach infected some customer sites.

  • CVE-2026-19718 — authentication bypassWeak PRNG in the BlogVault Backup & Staging plugin enabled authentication bypass; company published a security update notice.
  • Unauthenticated site takeoverVersions 6.6.5 of BlogVault, MalCare, and WP Remote were vulnerable to site takeover via brute force.10
  • Historical customer-site breachA past security breach infected customers' sites with malware; the company issued a security notification.
  • PHP object injection (v1.44)An older version of the real-time backup plugin was vulnerable to PHP object injection.11

What users say

Trustpilot and G2 sentiment is strongly positive, while Reddit threads are mixed, flagging cheaper rivals and support frustrations.

Blogvault has 5 stars!
Trustpilot review
WPvivid is the cheaper alternative
Reddit, r/Wordpress

Alternatives

Compare BlogVault with each alternative.

WPvivid

Cheaper backup option per Reddit users

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, security advisories, pricing pages, and company data.

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