BackupBuddy vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddyPROvsSafeGuardPRO

BackupBuddy v9.1.17SafeGuard v1.7.0
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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
8.4svs1m 1.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
48 MBvs58 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
6.3s
Restore
55.5s
SafeGuard
Backup
4.3s
Restore
4.1s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 1m 5.5s
Backup
7.5s
Restore
57.9s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.7s
Backup
4.3s
Restore
4.4s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 1m 2.4s
Backup
6.3s
Restore
56.0s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.5s
Backup
4.3s
Restore
4.2s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 1m 3.5s
Backup
6.4s
Restore
57.2s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.4s
Backup
4.3s
Restore
4.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput26.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
SafeGuard
Data backed up144.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput33.2 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddySafeGuardDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B1183.2 KB+1
Plugins10,13888.6 MB3,26650.7 MB-6,872
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads775.4 MB492.0 MB-28
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other19184.6 KB19187.8 KB=
Total13,407165.1 MB6,508124.1 MB-6,899

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
5.8s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
3.5s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s

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
BackupBuddy
7.4s57.0s1m 4.4s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.4s8.7s
2
BackupBuddy
7.5s58.4s1m 6.0s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.3s8.6s
3Median
BackupBuddy
7.5s57.9s1m 5.5s
SafeGuard
4.4s4.5s8.9s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
6.4s56.0s1m 2.4s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.2s8.5s
5
BackupBuddy
6.3s55.4s1m 1.7s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.2s8.5s
6
BackupBuddy
6.3s56.1s1m 2.4s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.3s8.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
6.4s55.5s1m 1.9s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.1s8.4s
8Median
BackupBuddy
6.3s57.2s1m 3.5s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.5s8.8s
9
BackupBuddy
6.4s57.5s1m 3.9s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.1s8.4s

Downloads

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