Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (12.8s vs 30.6s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (93 MB vs 98 MB)
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 107 | 2.6 MB | 30 | 526.4 KB | -77 |
| Plugins | 17,462 | 160.9 MB | 11,794 | 134.5 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 272 | 12.8 MB | 266 | ||
Iteration 3 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 12.7s | 0.0s | 12.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 312.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 9.6 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 19 | 193.9 KB | 26 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 21,152 | 251.2 MB | 15,409 | 225.8 MB | -5,743 |
| 19.2s |
| 11.4s |
| 30.6s |
| 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB |
| 2.9:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 12.8s | 0.0s | 12.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 312.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 12.0s | 31.0s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 12.8s | 0.0s | 12.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 312.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.7s | 11.8s | 30.5s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |