Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
UpdraftPlus is faster (15.6s vs 22.5s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (63 MB vs 72 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 29 | 177.2 KB | 0 | 0 B | -29 |
| Plugins | 7,234 | 96.2 MB | 0 | 0 B | -7,234 |
| Themes | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,140 |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 0 | ||
Iteration 4 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 | UpdraftPlus | 13.8s | 5.8s | 19.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 |
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| 0 B |
| -57 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 27 | 6.4 MB | 7 | 65.2 MB | -20 |
| Total | 11,223 | 196.4 MB | 7 | 65.2 MB | -11,216 |
WPvivid | 18.6s | 5.3s | 23.9s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 13.1s | 5.3s | 18.4s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 19.1s | 5.4s | 24.5s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 5.2s | 18.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 20.0s | 5.4s | 25.4s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.0s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 17.2s | 5.4s | 22.5s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | UpdraftPlus | 10.4s | 5.2s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 17.1s | 5.3s | 22.4s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 10.4s | 5.2s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 17.2s | 5.4s | 22.6s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.1s | 15.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 17.1s | 5.4s | 22.5s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.3s | 15.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 17.2s | 5.5s | 22.7s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | UpdraftPlus | 10.6s | 5.3s | 15.9s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 17.1s | 5.4s | 22.5s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |