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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 6.2 MB | 68 | 862.4 KB | -83 |
| Plugins | 25,598 | 309.0 MB | 19,930 | 282.5 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 828 | 34.3 MB | 822 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 34.3s | 39.5s | 1m 13.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
| 31.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 21 | 199.8 KB | 28 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 29,895 | 425.1 MB | 24,146 | 396.3 MB | -5,749 |
UpdraftPlus | 36.3s | 14.3s | 50.6s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 34.1s | 39.7s | 1m 13.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 36.2s | 14.8s | 51.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 33.9s | 38.1s | 1m 11.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 36.5s | 14.5s | 50.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.9s | 44.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.1s | 13.9s | 39.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 24.9s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.8s | 14.0s | 39.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.6s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 26.5s | 14.3s | 40.7s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 23.7s | 43.3s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.0s | 14.1s | 39.1s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.4s | 44.3s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.9s | 13.9s | 38.7s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.2s | 44.0s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.8s | 14.2s | 39.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 25.4s | 45.2s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.9s | 14.0s | 38.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 25.1s | 44.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.9s | 14.2s | 40.2s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 19.4s | 24.3s | 43.7s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 26.0s | 13.9s | 39.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 23.5s | 43.1s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.8s | 13.8s | 38.6s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 23.9s | 43.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.8s | 14.0s | 38.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.1s | 43.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.7s | 14.0s | 38.7s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 24.0s | 43.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
UpdraftPlus | 24.6s | 14.1s | 38.8s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.7s | 44.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.0s | 13.9s | 38.8s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.3s | 44.2s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.7s | 14.5s | 39.2s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |