Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
UpdraftPlus is faster (16.1s vs 36.8s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (83 MB vs 94 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 384.5 KB | 1 | 4.1 MB | = |
| Plugins | 12,099 | 135.8 MB | 10,554 | 119.6 MB | -1,545 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 558 | 18.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 259 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | UpdraftPlus | 12.1s | 5.7s | 17.7s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
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| = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | = |
| Other | 30 | 6.5 MB | 36 | 6.4 MB | +6 |
| Total | 15,730 | 228.1 MB | 14,191 | 215.6 MB | -1,539 |
WPvivid | 19.2s | 20.0s | 39.2s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 12.4s | 5.7s | 18.1s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 19.9s | 18.8s | 38.6s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.9s | 19.0s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 20.4s | 18.9s | 39.3s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.4s | 16.1s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 18.3s | 18.6s | 36.8s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Failed | |
| 5Median | UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.4s | 16.1s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 18.1s | 18.8s | 37.0s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 11.0s | 5.5s | 16.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 18.4s | 18.8s | 37.2s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.4s | 16.1s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 18.1s | 18.3s | 36.4s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.6s | 16.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 18.2s | 18.8s | 37.0s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.6s | 16.3s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 18.2s | 18.8s | 37.0s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |