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 | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 47 | 359.5 KB | 19 | 339.0 KB | -28 |
| Plugins | 10,158 | 89.0 MB | 3,291 | 51.2 MB | -6,867 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 55 | 5.2 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 8 (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 | 7.3s | 51.2s | 58.5s | 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 | 2 | 8.9 KB | = |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -1 |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 6,505 | 124.1 MB | -6,902 |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 3.9s | 8.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 7.4s | 50.3s | 57.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 7.6s | 50.8s | 58.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.3s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 6.4s | 50.4s | 56.8s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 50.4s | 56.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 50.5s | 56.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 50.3s | 56.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 6.1s | 49.7s | 55.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.1s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 48.5s | 54.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |