BackWPup vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle
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BackWPupFREEvsUpdraftPlusPRO
BackWPup v5.7.4|UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26|
🔒 SequentialBusiness Site (S) — SNone Load
Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
15.5svs18.7s
Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Storage Winner
UpdraftPlus
72 MBvs182 MB
Smallest archive size
Best Overall
UpdraftPlus
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Backup Scope
BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Overall Median Times
BackWPup
Backup
2.7s
Restore
16.0s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
10.4s
Restore
5.0s
Per-Profile Median Times
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 27.2s
Backup
7.6s
Restore
19.4s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 18.8s
Backup
13.6s
Restore
5.2s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 18.8s
Backup
2.7s
Restore
16.1s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 15.5s
Backup
10.4s
Restore
5.1s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 18.8s
Backup
2.7s
Restore
16.2s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 15.6s
Backup
10.5s
Restore
5.1s
Backup Size & Efficiency
BackWPup
Data backed up248.0 MB
Archive size182.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput32.6 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up231.0 MB
Archive size72.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput17.0 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
Backup Inventory
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 194.7 KB | 1 | 41.7 KB | = |
| Plugins | 5,669 | 79.5 MB | 7,217 | 95.8 MB | +1,548 |
| Themes | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | 1.9 MB | -7 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | -1 |
| Other | 22 | 191.5 KB | 29 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 9,676 | 174.1 MB | 11,223 | 196.4 MB | +1,547 |
Phase Breakdown
Iteration 5 (median)
BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
8.4s
DB_EXPORT
1.3s
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 | 5.3s | 17.7s | 23.0s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 5.2s | 18.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 7.6s | 19.6s | 27.2s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.3s | 18.2s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 3 | BackWPup | 8.0s | 19.4s | 27.4s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 5.2s | 18.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Managed WordPress3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 2.8s | 15.8s | 18.5s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.3s | 5.3s | 15.5s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.1s | 18.8s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.4s | 5.0s | 15.4s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.3s | 19.1s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.6s | 5.1s | 15.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
VPS Standard3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.2s | 18.8s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.6s | 4.9s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 2.6s | 16.4s | 19.0s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.1s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.0s | 18.7s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.4s | 5.1s | 15.5s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Downloads
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