Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (7.0s vs 12.5s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (48 MB vs 56 MB)
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 46 | 357.2 KB | 25 | 152.0 KB | -21 |
| Plugins | 9,950 | 84.4 MB | 4,281 | 57.9 MB | -5,669 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 55 | 5.2 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 7.0s | 0.0s | 7.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 193.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
| 2.0 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 18 | 177.5 KB | 17 | 177.5 KB | -1 |
| Total | 13,193 | 159.9 MB | 7,497 | 130.1 MB | -5,696 |
UpdraftPlus | 9.2s | 3.2s | 12.5s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 153.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 0.0s | 6.9s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 193.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 9.1s | 3.3s | 12.4s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 153.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 7.0s | 0.0s | 7.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 193.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 9.2s | 3.4s | 12.5s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 153.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |