Not comparable — plugins back up different data
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator Pro | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 158 | 1.0 MB | 29 | 177.2 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 8,222 | 102.7 MB | 7,234 | 96.2 MB | -988 |
| Themes | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 7 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 | Duplicator Pro | 18.8s | 8.0s | 26.8s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| 1.9 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.0 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 608 | 16.2 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | -581 |
| Total | 12,923 | 213.4 MB | 11,223 | 196.4 MB | -1,700 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 5.3s | 18.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 21.2s | 10.1s | 31.3s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.7s | 5.3s | 18.0s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 9.8s | 32.9s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.2s | 5.3s | 19.5s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.0s | 25.6s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.3s | 16.0s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 17.8s | 9.0s | 26.8s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.2s | 15.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.9s | 26.5s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.0s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.3s | 25.9s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.2s | 15.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.7s | 26.3s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.4s | 5.3s | 15.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.8s | 26.4s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.2s | 15.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |