Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (6.4s vs 10.8s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (48 MB vs 120 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 16 | 236.3 KB | 25 | 152.0 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 2,824 | 42.5 MB | 4,284 | 58.1 MB | +1,460 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 16 (median)
18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.5s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2.0 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -3 |
| Total | 6,047 | 115.3 MB | 7,505 | 130.8 MB | +1,458 |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 3.0s | 11.3s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.7s | 6.6s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.4s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 3.1s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.7s | 6.8s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.7s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 3.1s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.8s | 6.8s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 3.0s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.6s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.7s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.6s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 3.0s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.5s | 6.6s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 3.1s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.6s | 6.6s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.9s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackWPup | 3.2s | 3.7s | 6.9s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.8s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.9s | 7.0s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.9s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.6s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.7s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.6s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.9s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.8s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.9s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 3.7s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.8s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.6s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 2.9s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.8s | 6.9s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.9s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |