Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 19 | 313.1 KB | 25 | 151.9 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 3,074 | 46.2 MB | 4,284 | 58.1 MB | +1,210 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 16 (median)
18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | = |
| Total | 6,288 | 119.0 MB | 7,505 | 130.8 MB | +1,217 |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.9s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.7s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.8s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.8s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.9s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 3.0s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.7s | 5.8s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.9s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 2.8s | 10.7s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.8s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.9s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.8s | 2.9s | 10.7s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 2.9s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.7s | 5.8s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.4s | 3.0s | 11.3s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |