Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 1.4 MB | 131 | 3.4 MB | +110 |
| Plugins | 7,012 | 112.7 MB | 7,902 | 121.4 MB | +890 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,778 | 398.8 MB | 2,771 | ||
Iteration 2 (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 | 7.3s | 10.9s | 18.2s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
| 398.8 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | = |
| Other | 22 | 188.7 KB | 589 | 38.9 MB | +567 |
| Total | 12,964 | 583.5 MB | 14,524 | 632.9 MB | +1,560 |
| 38.3s |
| 8.1s |
| 46.4s |
| 487.0 MBZIPdefX/ 636.0 MB |
| 1.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 6.8s | 8.8s | 15.6s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 31.0s | 33.6s | 2m 4.6s | 971.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.3 GB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 7.0s | 11.7s | 18.7s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 2m 25.6s | 50.6s | 3m 16.3s | 1.4 GBZIPdefX/ 1.9 GB | 1.4:1 | Verified |