Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 20.1 MB | 62 | 11.3 MB | -89 |
| Plugins | 25,596 | 309.0 MB | 18,714 | 270.4 MB | -6,882 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 812 | 33.7 MB | 806 | ||
Iteration 2 (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 | 25.4s | 1m 9.7s | 1m 35.1s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 30.5 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 | 21 | 199.8 KB | 32 | 6.4 MB | +11 |
| Total | 29,877 | 438.2 MB | 22,911 | 394.0 MB | -6,966 |
| 16.9s |
| 1.4s |
| 18.4s |
| 175.0 MBZIPdefN/ 449.0 MB |
| 2.6:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 25.8s | 1m 8.7s | 1m 34.6s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 16.9s | 1.4s | 18.3s | 175.0 MBZIPdefN/ 449.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 25.9s | 1m 6.3s | 1m 32.3s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 17.0s | 1.5s | 18.5s | 175.0 MBZIPdefN/ 449.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |