BackWPup vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

completedWooCommerce Standard (M) -- M

BackWPupFREEvsSafeGuardPRO

BackWPup v5.7.4SafeGuard v1.7.0
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🔒 SequentialWooCommerce Standard (M) — MNone Load
Speed Winner
SafeGuard
19.8svs30.2s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
93 MBvs219 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
3.8s
Restore
26.3s
SafeGuard
Backup
8.5s
Restore
11.3s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 42.6s
Backup
11.4s
Restore
31.9s
SafeGuardTotal: 32.5s
Backup
14.0s
Restore
18.3s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 30.5s
Backup
3.9s
Restore
26.8s
SafeGuardTotal: 20.3s
Backup
8.6s
Restore
11.7s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 30.8s
Backup
3.9s
Restore
26.8s
SafeGuardTotal: 20.3s
Backup
8.6s
Restore
11.7s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up293.0 MB
Archive size219.0 MBTAR
Compression1.3:1
Throughput25.8 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
SafeGuard
Data backed up259.0 MB
Archive size93.0 MBZIP
Compression2.8:1
Throughput18.5 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupSafeGuardDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database12.9 MB12.8 MB=
Plugins10,548119.6 MB10,821123.9 MB+273
Themes55818.6 MB55818.6 MB=
Uploads2669.5 MB2599.5 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other23208.4 KB296.4 MB+6
Total14,180208.1 MB14,451218.6 MB+271

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
2.1s
DB_EXPORT
0.4s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.2s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
6.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.6s

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
BackWPup
10.4s32.2s42.6s
SafeGuard
13.9s17.9s31.8s
2Median
BackWPup
11.4s31.3s42.6s
SafeGuard
14.0s18.5s32.5s
3
BackWPup
11.4s31.9s43.3s
SafeGuard
15.2s18.3s33.4s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackWPup
3.8s26.8s30.5s
SafeGuard
8.6s11.7s20.3s
5
BackWPup
3.9s26.3s30.2s
SafeGuard
8.5s11.1s19.6s
6
BackWPup
5.2s27.4s32.6s
SafeGuard
8.6s11.9s20.5s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackWPup
3.9s26.9s30.8s
SafeGuard
8.5s11.3s19.8s
8
BackWPup
3.8s25.9s29.8s
SafeGuard
8.6s11.7s20.3s
9
BackWPup
5.3s26.8s32.1s
SafeGuard
8.6s11.9s20.5s

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