SafeGuard vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

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SafeGuardPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

SafeGuard v1.7.0UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26
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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
13.6svs15.1s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
70 MBvs72 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

SafeGuard
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.6s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
10.4s
Restore
4.5s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
SafeGuardTotal: 18.2s
Backup
8.6s
Restore
9.6s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 17.9s
Backup
13.1s
Restore
4.8s
Managed WordPress
SafeGuardTotal: 13.6s
Backup
7.0s
Restore
6.6s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 15.1s
Backup
10.7s
Restore
4.7s
VPS Standard
SafeGuardTotal: 13.7s
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.8s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 15.3s
Backup
10.4s
Restore
4.7s

Backup Size & Efficiency

SafeGuard
Data backed up215.0 MB
Archive size70.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput24.9 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up231.0 MB
Archive size72.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput17.6 MB/s
Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

CategorySafeGuardUpdraftPlusDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1172.4 KB141.7 KB=
Plugins5,93883.9 MB7,21795.8 MB+1,279
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads571.9 MB571.9 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other296.4 MB296.4 MB=
Total9,944184.6 MB11,223196.4 MB+1,279

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 4 (median)

SafeGuard
SCAN
0.2s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
5.9s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
8.5s
DB_EXPORT
1.4s

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
SafeGuard
7.6s6.6s14.2s
UpdraftPlus
13.1s4.8s17.9s
2Median
SafeGuard
8.6s9.6s18.2s
UpdraftPlus
11.9s4.7s16.6s
3
SafeGuard
10.6s11.2s21.8s
UpdraftPlus
14.0s5.4s19.4s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
SafeGuard
6.9s6.6s13.5s
UpdraftPlus
10.7s4.5s15.1s
5
SafeGuard
7.0s6.6s13.6s
UpdraftPlus
10.7s5.1s15.8s
6Median
SafeGuard
7.1s6.5s13.6s
UpdraftPlus
10.4s4.7s15.1s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
SafeGuard
6.9s6.8s13.7s
UpdraftPlus
10.4s4.9s15.3s
8
SafeGuard
7.1s6.8s13.9s
UpdraftPlus
10.6s4.7s15.3s
9
SafeGuard
6.9s6.6s13.6s
UpdraftPlus
10.2s4.5s14.8s

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