SafeGuard wins vs BackWPup

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BackWPupFREEvsSafeGuardPRO

BackWPup v5.7.4|SafeGuard v1.7.0|Jul 26, 2026, 10:24 AM

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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

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

Category	BackWPup		SafeGuard		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	1	2.9 MB	1	2.8 MB	=
Plugins	10,548	119.6 MB	10,821	123.9 MB	+273
Themes	558	18.6 MB	558	18.6 MB	=
Uploads	266	9.5 MB	259	9.5 MB

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

BackWPup

INIT

0.0s

SCAN

0.1s

VERIFY

0.0s

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

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	BackWPup	10.4s	32.2s	42.6s	219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

Downloads

Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackWPup (TXT)File Inventory — SafeGuard (TXT)

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Full head-to-head: BackWPup vs SafeGuard BackWPup stats SafeGuard stats Full leaderboard

2Median	BackWPup	11.4s	31.3s	42.6s	219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
2Median	SafeGuard	14.0s	18.5s	32.5s	93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
4Median	BackWPup	3.8s	26.8s	30.5s	219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
4Median	SafeGuard	8.6s	11.7s	20.3s	93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
5	BackWPup	3.9s	26.3s	30.2s	219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
5	SafeGuard	8.5s	11.1s	19.6s	93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
6	BackWPup	5.2s	27.4s	32.6s	219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
6	SafeGuard	8.6s	11.9s	20.5s	93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
7Median	BackWPup	3.9s	26.9s	30.8s	219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
7Median	SafeGuard	8.5s	11.3s	19.8s	93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
8	BackWPup	3.8s	25.9s	29.8s	219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
8	SafeGuard	8.6s	11.7s	20.3s	93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
9	BackWPup	5.3s	26.8s	32.1s	219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
9	SafeGuard	8.6s	11.9s	20.5s	93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified

BackWPup vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

BackWPupFREEvsSafeGuardPRO

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