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 | BackupBuddy | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 218.4 KB | +1 |
| Plugins | 10,138 | 88.6 MB | 5,596 | 69.4 MB | -4,542 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 77 | 5.4 MB | 49 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 37.3s | 43.3s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | 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
| 2.0 MB |
| -28 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 670 | 9.8 MB | +651 |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 9,488 | 152.4 MB | -3,919 |
Duplicator Pro | 8.5s | 4.4s | 12.9s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 37.0s | 43.2s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.7s | 4.5s | 13.2s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 37.2s | 43.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.1s | 4.4s | 13.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 36.8s | 42.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.4s | 4.4s | 12.8s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 5.6s | 36.8s | 42.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.4s | 4.6s | 13.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 36.8s | 42.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.4s | 4.5s | 13.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 36.8s | 42.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.4s | 4.6s | 13.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 36.9s | 42.6s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.4s | 4.5s | 12.9s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 36.8s | 42.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.4s | 4.4s | 12.8s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |