BackupBuddy vs Duplicator Pro Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddyPROvsDuplicator ProPRO

BackupBuddy v9.1.5Duplicator Pro v4.5.24
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Speed Winner
Duplicator Pro
12.8svs42.5s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
Duplicator Pro
56 MBvs58 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Duplicator Pro

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.

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
5.7s
Restore
36.8s
Duplicator Pro
Backup
8.4s
Restore
4.4s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 43.3s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
37.2s
Duplicator ProTotal: 13.2s
Backup
8.7s
Restore
4.4s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 42.5s
Backup
5.7s
Restore
36.8s
Duplicator ProTotal: 13.0s
Backup
8.4s
Restore
4.5s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 42.5s
Backup
5.7s
Restore
36.8s
Duplicator ProTotal: 12.9s
Backup
8.4s
Restore
4.5s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput32.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
Duplicator Pro
Data backed up171.0 MB
Archive size56.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput19.7 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyDuplicator ProDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B1218.4 KB+1
Plugins10,13888.6 MB5,59669.4 MB-4,542
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads775.4 MB492.0 MB-28
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB00 B-1
Other19184.6 KB6709.8 MB+651
Total13,407165.1 MB9,488152.4 MB-3,919

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 4 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
5.2s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
Duplicator Pro
SCAN
7.7s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
BackupBuddy
6.0s37.3s43.3s
Duplicator Pro
8.5s4.4s12.9s
2Median
BackupBuddy
6.2s37.0s43.2s
Duplicator Pro
8.7s4.5s13.2s
3
BackupBuddy
6.2s37.2s43.4s
Duplicator Pro
9.1s4.4s13.6s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackupBuddy
5.7s36.8s42.5s
Duplicator Pro
8.4s4.4s12.8s
5Median
BackupBuddy
5.6s36.8s42.5s
Duplicator Pro
8.4s4.6s13.0s
6
BackupBuddy
5.7s36.8s42.5s
Duplicator Pro
8.4s4.5s13.0s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
5.7s36.8s42.5s
Duplicator Pro
8.4s4.6s13.0s
8Median
BackupBuddy
5.7s36.9s42.6s
Duplicator Pro
8.4s4.5s12.9s
9
BackupBuddy
5.7s36.8s42.5s
Duplicator Pro
8.4s4.4s12.8s

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