SafeGuard wins vs UpdraftPlus

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SafeGuardPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

SafeGuard v1.2.0|UpdraftPlus v1.24.2|Apr 10, 2026, 08:01 PM

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Speed (different scopes)

SafeGuard

16.8svs38.6s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage Result

DRAW

SafeGuard174 MB

UpdraftPlus173 MB

Best Overall

Not Directly Comparable

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.

Backup Scope

SafeGuard

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php

UpdraftPlus

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

SafeGuard

Backup

15.4s

Restore

1.4s

UpdraftPlus

Backup

24.5s

Restore

13.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

SafeGuardTotal: 25.6s

Backup

23.7s

Restore

2.0s

UpdraftPlusTotal: 50.2s

Backup

35.8s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

SafeGuard

Data backed up450.0 MB

Archive size174.0 MBZIP

Compression2.6:1

Throughput19.0 MB/s

Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

UpdraftPlus

Data backed up466.0 MB

Archive size173.0 MBGZ

Compression2.7:1

Throughput13.0 MB/s

Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

Category	SafeGuard		UpdraftPlus		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	62	4.5 MB	68	862.4 KB	+6
Plugins	18,716	270.5 MB	19,930	282.5 MB	+1,214
Themes	562	19.4 MB	562	19.4 MB	=
Uploads	822	31.2 MB	822	31.2 MB

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 14 (median)

SafeGuard

SCAN

0.3s

VERIFY

0.1s

Iteration Results

18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	SafeGuard	22.8s	2.0s	24.8s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — SafeGuard (TXT)File Inventory — UpdraftPlus (TXT)

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2Median	SafeGuard	23.7s	1.9s	25.6s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
2Median	UpdraftPlus	35.7s	14.3s	50.0s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified

3	SafeGuard	24.0s	2.0s	26.0s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
3	UpdraftPlus	35.8s	14.4s	50.2s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
4	SafeGuard	15.8s	1.5s	17.3s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
4	UpdraftPlus	24.9s	13.8s	38.7s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
5	SafeGuard	16.0s	1.7s	17.6s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
5	UpdraftPlus	26.0s	14.2s	40.1s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
6Median	SafeGuard	15.5s	1.5s	17.0s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
6Median	UpdraftPlus	25.9s	14.7s	40.6s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
13	SafeGuard	15.6s	1.4s	17.1s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
13	UpdraftPlus	24.4s	13.8s	38.2s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
14Median	SafeGuard	15.3s	1.4s	16.8s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
14Median	UpdraftPlus	24.8s	14.0s	38.7s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
15	SafeGuard	15.5s	1.4s	16.9s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
15	UpdraftPlus	24.8s	14.3s	39.0s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
16	SafeGuard	15.6s	1.6s	17.2s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
16	UpdraftPlus	24.9s	13.7s	38.6s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
17	SafeGuard	15.5s	1.6s	17.2s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
17	UpdraftPlus	24.5s	14.6s	39.1s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
18Median	SafeGuard	15.5s	1.4s	16.9s	174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
18Median	UpdraftPlus	24.8s	14.3s	39.2s	173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified

SafeGuard vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

SafeGuardPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

Backup Scope

Overall Median Times

Per-Profile Median Times

Backup Size & Efficiency

Backup Inventory

Phase Breakdown

Iteration Results

Downloads

Community Governance