BackWPup vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPup v5.7.4WPvivid v0.9.130
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
9.9svs17.8s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
63 MBvs182 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (9.9s vs 17.8s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (63 MB vs 182 MB)

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
2.1s
Restore
7.8s
WPvivid
Backup
14.8s
Restore
2.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 12.0s
Backup
3.4s
Restore
8.6s
WPvividTotal: 18.3s
Backup
15.4s
Restore
2.9s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 10.0s
Backup
2.1s
Restore
7.9s
WPvividTotal: 17.9s
Backup
14.8s
Restore
3.0s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 9.9s
Backup
2.1s
Restore
7.8s
WPvividTotal: 17.8s
Backup
14.8s
Restore
2.9s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up248.0 MB
Archive size182.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput74.0 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
WPvivid
Data backed up158.0 MB
Archive size63.0 MBZIP
Compression2.5:1
Throughput10.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1194.7 KB1196.7 KB=
Plugins5,66979.5 MB5,67179.5 MB+2
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads641.9 MB571.9 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other22191.5 KB366.4 MB+14
Total9,676174.1 MB9,684180.3 MB+8

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.3s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
14.5s

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
2.9s8.1s11.0s
WPvivid
15.4s2.9s18.3s
2Median
BackWPup
3.4s8.6s12.0s
WPvivid
15.4s2.9s18.3s
3
BackWPup
3.4s8.9s12.3s
WPvivid
15.6s3.0s18.6s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackWPup
2.2s8.0s10.2s
WPvivid
14.8s3.0s17.7s
5
BackWPup
2.1s7.9s10.0s
WPvivid
14.9s3.0s17.9s
6
BackWPup
2.1s7.8s9.9s
WPvivid
14.8s3.1s17.9s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackWPup
2.1s7.8s9.9s
WPvivid
15.0s2.8s17.8s
8
BackWPup
2.1s7.7s9.9s
WPvivid
14.8s2.9s17.8s
9
BackWPup
2.1s7.9s10.1s
WPvivid
14.8s3.0s17.8s

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