BackWPup vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPupFREEvsUpdraftPlusPRO

BackWPup v4.1.2UpdraftPlus v1.24.2
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
11.3svs12.6s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
UpdraftPlus
72 MBvs182 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (11.3s vs 12.6s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (72 MB vs 182 MB)

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
2.3s
Restore
9.0s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
9.0s
Restore
3.6s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 13.6s
Backup
3.6s
Restore
9.9s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 13.7s
Backup
10.0s
Restore
3.7s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 11.4s
Backup
2.3s
Restore
9.1s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 12.7s
Backup
9.0s
Restore
3.6s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 11.3s
Backup
2.3s
Restore
9.1s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 12.7s
Backup
9.0s
Restore
3.6s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up248.0 MB
Archive size182.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput68.5 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up231.0 MB
Archive size72.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput23.0 MB/s
Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupUpdraftPlusDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1194.7 KB141.7 KB=
Plugins5,66979.5 MB7,21795.8 MB+1,548
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads641.9 MB571.9 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other22191.5 KB296.4 MB+7
Total9,676174.1 MB11,223196.4 MB+1,547

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.5s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
7.9s
DB_EXPORT
0.6s

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
BackWPup
3.2s9.5s12.7s
UpdraftPlus
10.0s3.7s13.8s
2Median
BackWPup
3.6s9.9s13.6s
UpdraftPlus
9.8s3.7s13.5s
3
BackWPup
3.7s10.0s13.6s
UpdraftPlus
10.0s3.7s13.7s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
2.3s9.1s11.4s
UpdraftPlus
9.0s3.7s12.7s
5
BackWPup
2.3s8.9s11.2s
UpdraftPlus
9.0s3.6s12.6s
6Median
BackWPup
2.3s9.1s11.4s
UpdraftPlus
9.0s3.6s12.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
2.3s9.0s11.3s
UpdraftPlus
9.0s3.7s12.8s
8
BackWPup
2.3s9.1s11.4s
UpdraftPlus
9.0s3.6s12.6s
9Median
BackWPup
2.3s9.1s11.3s
UpdraftPlus
9.1s3.6s12.7s

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