Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 183.2 KB | +1 |
| Plugins | 10,138 | 88.6 MB | 3,266 | 50.7 MB | -6,872 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 77 | 5.4 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 | BackupBuddy | 7.4s | 57.0s | 1m 4.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
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| 2.0 MB |
| -28 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | = |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 19 | 187.8 KB | = |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 6,508 | 124.1 MB | -6,899 |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.4s | 8.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 7.5s | 58.4s | 1m 6.0s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.3s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 7.5s | 57.9s | 1m 5.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.4s | 4.5s | 8.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 6.4s | 56.0s | 1m 2.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 55.4s | 1m 1.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 56.1s | 1m 2.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 6.4s | 55.5s | 1m 1.9s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 57.2s | 1m 3.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.5s | 8.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 6.4s | 57.5s | 1m 3.9s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |