Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 77 | 1.6 MB | 24 | 1.5 MB | -53 |
| Plugins | 14,144 | 154.7 MB | 7,267 | 116.3 MB | -6,877 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,777 | 401.9 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 | BackupBuddy | 25.6s | 0.0s | 25.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 684.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 398.8 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | = |
| Other | 20 | 182.1 KB | 31 | 6.4 MB | +11 |
| Total | 20,142 | 628.2 MB | 13,217 | 592.8 MB | -6,925 |
| 14.2s |
| 1.1s |
| 15.3s |
| 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 628.0 MB |
| 1.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 25.3s | 0.0s | 25.3s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 684.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 14.2s | 1.1s | 15.3s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 628.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 24.7s | 0.0s | 24.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 684.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 14.5s | 0.9s | 15.4s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 628.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |