BackWPup vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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Speed Winner
BackWPup
19.7svs27.4s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
80 MBvs202 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (19.7s vs 27.4s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (80 MB vs 202 MB)

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
3.0s
Restore
16.7s
WPvivid
Backup
18.4s
Restore
8.7s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 28.0s
Backup
8.1s
Restore
20.3s
WPvividTotal: 29.7s
Backup
21.3s
Restore
8.9s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 20.6s
Backup
3.0s
Restore
17.6s
WPvividTotal: 27.7s
Backup
18.4s
Restore
9.2s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 19.9s
Backup
3.0s
Restore
16.9s
WPvividTotal: 27.9s
Backup
18.7s
Restore
9.5s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up271.0 MB
Archive size202.0 MBTAR
Compression1.3:1
Throughput33.5 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
WPvivid
Data backed up181.0 MB
Archive size80.0 MBZIP
Compression2.3:1
Throughput8.5 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1582.2 KB1620.7 KB=
Plugins7,809103.5 MB7,812103.5 MB+3
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads26818.2 MB26118.2 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other24196.9 KB386.4 MB+14
Total11,276193.5 MB11,285199.7 MB+9

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 4 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
17.9s

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
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
BackWPup
6.6s20.3s26.9s
WPvivid
20.3s8.9s29.2s
2
BackWPup
8.3s21.0s29.2s
WPvivid
21.3s8.4s29.7s
3Median
BackWPup
8.1s19.9s28.0s
WPvivid
21.5s9.3s30.8s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
3.0s16.7s19.7s
WPvivid
18.5s9.2s27.7s
5
BackWPup
3.1s17.7s20.8s
WPvivid
18.4s9.5s27.9s
6Median
BackWPup
3.0s17.6s20.6s
WPvivid
18.4s8.9s27.3s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackWPup
2.9s16.9s19.9s
WPvivid
18.4s9.5s27.9s
8
BackWPup
3.1s16.4s19.5s
WPvivid
18.7s8.7s27.4s
9
BackWPup
3.0s17.3s20.4s
WPvivid
18.7s9.9s28.6s

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