Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 192.8 KB | 1 | 183.3 KB | = |
| Plugins | 2,999 | 46.4 MB | 3,264 | 50.7 MB | +265 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 4 (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 | BackWPup | 1.8s | 7.0s | 8.8s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 22 | 191.5 KB | 19 | 187.8 KB | -3 |
| Total | 6,252 | 119.8 MB | 6,505 | 124.1 MB | +253 |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 1.8s | 8.0s | 9.9s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 3.9s | 8.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 2.8s | 7.3s | 10.1s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.1s | 3.9s | 8.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 1.8s | 7.5s | 9.3s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 3.9s | 8.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 8.7s | 10.6s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.0s | 8.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackWPup | 1.9s | 8.5s | 10.4s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.0s | 8.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 1.8s | 7.7s | 9.5s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.1s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.9s | 10.6s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.1s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 1.8s | 8.5s | 10.3s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.0s | 8.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |