Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackWPup | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 2 | 172.0 KB | 5 | 248.2 KB | +3 |
| Plugins | 1,985 | 17.3 MB | 2,235 | 21.0 MB | +250 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.3 KB | 24 | ||
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 | BackWPup | 2.6s | 3.1s | 5.7s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| 968.9 KB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -2 |
| Other | 20 | 181.8 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -3 |
| Total | 5,169 | 89.0 MB | 5,410 | 92.7 MB | +241 |
| 3.9s |
| 0.6s |
| 4.5s |
| 36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB |
| 3.0:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 3.2s | 5.9s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.9s | 0.6s | 4.5s | 36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 3.0s | 5.7s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.9s | 0.6s | 4.5s | 36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |