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I think what’s missing from this article is an indication of whether and which of these tools are useful for things other than WP or oriented specifically towards WP.
Additionally, are you talking about self-hosted or WP-hosted sites, and for which solutions does that matter?
Good catch! My roundup is aimed at self-hosted (WordPress.org) sites, where you can install any plugin you like. Most of the tools listed are squarely in the WordPress-only camp, but a few stretch beyond that.
Quick rundown:
Jetpack VaultPress Backup is the lone option that also works on WordPress.com (if you’re on a Business or Commerce plan that allows plugins). All the others require a self-hosted install.
BlogVault and ManageWP back up every file under your document root that you set, so they’ll grab non-WP assets (custom apps, static HTML, raw uploads, etc.) along with the database.
UpdraftPlus Premium and WPvivid Pro let you add extra directories outside the usual /wp-content path, handy if you keep Laravel, static docs, or a staging copy in the same account.
Duplicator Pro will archive any folder you point it to, but its restore script still expects to drop a WordPress site back in place.
If you’re running other stacks alongside WordPress (Node, Rails, plain PHP), bolt on a server-level solution (rsync/Borg/Restic to S3, rsync.net or Backblaze).
I’ll add a note to the article clarifying the self-hosted focus. Thanks for raising this.