Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (10.0s vs 43.6s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (48 MB vs 94 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | BackWPup | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 165.0 KB | +1 |
| Plugins | 9,276 | 59.4 MB | 2,137 | 17.2 MB | -7,139 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 52 | 4.2 MB | 31 | ||
Iteration 5 (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 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 39.8s | 45.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
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| 973.0 KB |
| -21 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 2 | 11.6 KB | +1 |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 22 | 190.7 KB | +3 |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 5,365 | 89.5 MB | -7,155 |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.9s | 10.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 5.6s | 39.9s | 45.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.7s | 10.4s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 5.5s | 40.5s | 45.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.7s | 10.4s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 37.9s | 43.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.5s | 10.1s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.4s | 43.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.0s | 9.7s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 39.0s | 44.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.3s | 10.0s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 39.7s | 44.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.3s | 10.0s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.7s | 43.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.5s | 10.1s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 40.4s | 45.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.7s | 10.3s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |