Fastest total time (backup + restore)
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 107 | 1.4 MB | 159 | 1.7 MB | +52 |
| Plugins | 17,465 | 161.1 MB | 12,673 | 141.0 MB | -4,792 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 273 | 12.8 MB | 267 | ||
Iteration 12 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 13.4s | 20.8s | 34.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 9.7 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 5 | 17.1 KB | +3 |
| Other | 19 | 195.2 KB | 596 | 16.8 MB | +577 |
| Total | 21,161 | 250.8 MB | 16,995 | 244.5 MB | -4,166 |
Duplicator Pro | 24.8s | 14.4s | 39.1s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 13.7s | 18.7s | 32.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 24.8s | 14.4s | 39.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 13.9s | 19.5s | 33.4s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 24.7s | 13.8s | 38.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.1s | 22.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.5s | 8.1s | 31.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 12.5s | 10.6s | 23.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.3s | 7.9s | 31.3s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 12.5s | 10.5s | 23.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.2s | 7.8s | 31.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.3s | 22.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 22.9s | 7.9s | 30.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 12.2s | 9.9s | 22.1s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 8.1s | 31.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.6s | 23.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.7s | 30.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.5s | 22.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 22.8s | 7.7s | 30.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.3s | 22.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.2s | 7.8s | 31.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 12.2s | 10.4s | 22.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.7s | 30.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.5s | 22.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.2s | 7.5s | 30.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.2s | 22.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.2s | 7.8s | 31.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.2s | 22.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.6s | 8.0s | 31.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.5s | 22.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.2s | 8.1s | 31.3s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 11.2s | 23.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.5s | 30.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.5s | 22.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.9s | 31.1s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |