Not comparable — plugins back up different data
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 23 | 340.2 KB | 29 | 177.2 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 5,959 | 84.3 MB | 7,234 | 96.2 MB | +1,275 |
| Themes | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SafeGuard | 7.7s | 6.8s | 14.5s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| 1.9 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 27 | 6.4 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | = |
| Total | 9,941 | 184.6 MB | 11,223 | 196.4 MB | +1,282 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 5.4s | 18.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 9.0s | 9.9s | 18.9s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 5.4s | 18.0s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 10.5s | 10.6s | 21.1s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.8s | 5.3s | 19.1s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.5s | 13.4s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.1s | 15.5s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.5s | 13.4s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.3s | 15.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 6.8s | 6.3s | 13.1s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.2s | 15.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | SafeGuard | 6.8s | 6.6s | 13.5s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.4s | 5.1s | 15.5s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 7.0s | 6.4s | 13.4s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.1s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.4s | 13.3s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.1s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |