Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 47 | 359.5 KB | 154 | 1009.1 KB | +107 |
| Plugins | 10,158 | 89.0 MB | 5,555 | 69.6 MB | -4,603 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 55 | 5.2 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 9 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 7.2s | 53.2s | 1m 0.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 2.0 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 5 | 17.0 KB | +3 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 598 | 9.5 MB | +580 |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 9,488 | 152.4 MB | -3,919 |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.8s | 15.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 7.4s | 51.9s | 59.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.0s | 5.7s | 15.7s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 7.4s | 52.0s | 59.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 6.3s | 17.2s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 51.9s | 58.1s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.7s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 51.2s | 57.3s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 6.0s | 15.8s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 51.3s | 57.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.7s | 5.9s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 51.2s | 57.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.6s | 15.4s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 50.9s | 57.2s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.7s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 50.4s | 56.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 6.2s | 16.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |