Duplicator vs Duplicator Pro Backup Speed Battle
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DuplicatorFREEvsDuplicator ProPRO
Duplicator v1.5.9|Duplicator Pro v4.5.24|
🔒 SequentialDeveloper Portfolio (S) — SNone Load
Speed Result
DRAW
Duplicator15.9s
Duplicator Pro15.5s
Storage Winner
Duplicator Pro
56 MBvs59 MB
Smallest archive size
Best Overall
Duplicator Pro
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Backup Scope
Duplicator
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why
Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why
Overall Median Times
Duplicator
Backup
10.9s
Restore
4.9s
Duplicator Pro
Backup
9.7s
Restore
5.7s
Per-Profile Median Times
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
Shared Hosting
DuplicatorTotal: 18.9s
Backup
13.6s
Restore
5.1s
Duplicator ProTotal: 15.7s
Backup
9.9s
Restore
5.9s
Managed WordPress
DuplicatorTotal: 18.7s
Backup
13.5s
Restore
5.1s
Duplicator ProTotal: 15.6s
Backup
9.8s
Restore
5.8s
VPS Standard
DuplicatorTotal: 18.5s
Backup
13.6s
Restore
5.0s
Duplicator ProTotal: 15.6s
Backup
9.8s
Restore
5.8s
Backup Size & Efficiency
Duplicator
Data backed up151.0 MB
Archive size59.0 MBZIP
Compression2.7:1
Throughput13.0 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra
Duplicator Pro
Data backed up171.0 MB
Archive size56.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput17.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra
Backup Inventory
| Category | Duplicator | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 944.0 KB | 1 | 218.4 KB | = |
| Plugins | 3,938 | 55.4 MB | 5,596 | 69.4 MB | +1,658 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 0 | 0 B | = |
| Other | 642 | 31.8 MB | 670 | 9.8 MB | +28 |
| Total | 7,802 | 161.1 MB | 9,488 | 152.4 MB | +1,686 |
Phase Breakdown
Iteration 1 (median)
Duplicator
SCAN
0.3s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
9.2s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
INSTALLER
0.6s
Duplicator Pro
SCAN
8.8s
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
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplicator | 10.8s | 5.1s | 15.9s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.7s | 5.8s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 13.6s | 5.3s | 18.9s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 5.9s | 15.7s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 3 | Duplicator | 14.6s | 5.1s | 19.6s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.4s | 6.4s | 17.8s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Managed WordPress3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 10.9s | 4.9s | 15.8s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.7s | 5.8s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator | 13.6s | 5.1s | 18.7s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.9s | 15.7s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator | 13.5s | 5.3s | 18.8s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 5.7s | 15.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
VPS Standard3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 11.0s | 4.9s | 15.9s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.9s | 15.7s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 13.6s | 5.0s | 18.5s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.8s | 15.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 13.6s | 5.1s | 18.7s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.7s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Downloads
Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — Duplicator (TXT)File Inventory — Duplicator Pro (TXT)
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