Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator Pro | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 159 | 2.2 MB | 30 | 248.7 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 9,355 | 134.7 MB | 8,479 | 128.4 MB | -876 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,771 | 398.8 MB | 2,771 | 398.8 MB | |
Iteration 9 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 | Duplicator Pro | 40.9s | 19.9s | 1m 0.8s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 597 | 16.5 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | -570 |
| Total | 16,014 | 622.5 MB | 14,437 | 604.2 MB | -1,577 |
UpdraftPlus | 28.5s | 6.3s | 34.8s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 2 | Duplicator Pro | 40.7s | 19.3s | 1m 0.1s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 28.7s | 6.5s | 35.2s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 41.4s | 19.5s | 1m 0.9s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 28.5s | 6.3s | 34.9s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | Duplicator Pro | 36.6s | 13.9s | 50.5s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.8s | 6.3s | 28.1s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 35.9s | 14.6s | 50.5s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.1s | 6.4s | 28.5s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 36.2s | 11.5s | 47.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.1s | 6.2s | 28.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | Duplicator Pro | 34.1s | 8.7s | 42.8s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 6.1s | 25.1s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 34.0s | 9.0s | 43.0s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.4s | 6.3s | 25.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 33.9s | 8.7s | 42.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.1s | 6.2s | 25.3s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator Pro | 36.2s | 14.1s | 50.3s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.4s | 6.3s | 28.8s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 11Median | Duplicator Pro | 35.8s | 14.2s | 50.1s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.8s | 6.4s | 28.2s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 12 | Duplicator Pro | 35.5s | 11.5s | 47.0s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.2s | 6.4s | 28.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 33.9s | 9.0s | 42.9s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.5s | 25.8s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 14Median | Duplicator Pro | 33.9s | 8.6s | 42.5s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.1s | 25.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 15 | Duplicator Pro | 33.9s | 8.7s | 42.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.9s | 6.2s | 25.1s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator Pro | 34.2s | 8.7s | 42.9s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 6.3s | 25.3s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 17Median | Duplicator Pro | 34.2s | 8.9s | 43.1s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.1s | 6.3s | 25.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 18 | Duplicator Pro | 34.5s | 8.8s | 43.2s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 6.6s | 25.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |