Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (25.9s vs 49.2s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (174 MB vs 178 MB)
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 20.1 MB | 68 | 2.2 MB | -83 |
| Plugins | 25,594 | 308.8 MB | 19,926 | 282.3 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 812 | 33.7 MB | 806 | ||
Iteration 3 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 26.1s | 0.0s | 26.1s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 505.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 30.5 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 21 | 199.8 KB | 28 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 29,875 | 438.1 MB | 24,126 | 396.9 MB | -5,749 |
| 26.1s |
| 21.1s |
| 47.2s |
| 174.0 MBGZgzip/ 465.0 MB |
| 2.7:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 25.7s | 0.0s | 25.7s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 505.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 27.3s | 22.3s | 49.6s | 174.0 MBGZgzip/ 465.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Failed |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 25.9s | 0.0s | 25.9s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 505.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 27.3s | 21.9s | 49.2s | 174.0 MBGZgzip/ 465.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |