BackupBuddy vs BackWPup Backup Speed Battle

completedBlog Starter (XS) -- XS

BackupBuddyPROvsBackWPupFREE

BackupBuddy v9.1.5BackWPup v4.1.2
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🔒 SequentialBlog Starter (XS) — XSNone Load
Speed Winner
BackWPup
5.6svs34.0s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
BackupBuddy
48 MBvs94 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (5.6s vs 34.0s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (48 MB vs 94 MB)

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
4.8s
Restore
29.1s
BackWPup
Backup
1.3s
Restore
4.3s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 34.7s
Backup
5.0s
Restore
29.7s
BackWPupTotal: 5.7s
Backup
1.3s
Restore
4.4s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 34.1s
Backup
4.9s
Restore
29.3s
BackWPupTotal: 5.7s
Backup
1.3s
Restore
4.4s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 34.2s
Backup
4.8s
Restore
29.2s
BackWPupTotal: 5.7s
Backup
1.3s
Restore
4.4s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up167.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput33.1 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
BackWPup
Data backed up145.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBTAR
Compression1.5:1
Throughput108.9 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyBackWPupDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B1165.0 KB+1
Plugins9,27659.4 MB2,13717.2 MB-7,139
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads524.2 MB31973.0 KB-21
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB211.6 KB+1
Other19184.6 KB22190.7 KB+3
Total12,520134.8 MB5,36589.5 MB-7,155

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
4.4s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
0.7s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
BackupBuddy
5.1s30.7s35.9s
BackWPup
1.4s4.4s5.8s
2Median
BackupBuddy
5.0s29.7s34.7s
BackWPup
1.3s4.4s5.7s
3
BackupBuddy
5.0s29.5s34.4s
BackWPup
1.3s4.3s5.6s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
4.8s29.5s34.3s
BackWPup
1.3s4.3s5.6s
5
BackupBuddy
4.9s29.3s34.1s
BackWPup
1.3s4.5s5.8s
6
BackupBuddy
4.9s29.1s34.0s
BackWPup
1.3s4.4s5.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
4.8s29.1s34.0s
BackWPup
1.3s4.4s5.7s
8
BackupBuddy
5.0s29.2s34.2s
BackWPup
1.3s4.5s5.8s
9Median
BackupBuddy
4.8s29.6s34.4s
BackWPup
1.3s4.3s5.6s

Downloads

Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackupBuddy (TXT)File Inventory — BackWPup (TXT)

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