BackupBuddy vs BackWPup Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddy v9.1.5BackWPup v4.1.2
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
11.7svs56.0s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
BackupBuddy
58 MBvs125 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (11.7s vs 56.0s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (58 MB vs 125 MB)

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
6.2s
Restore
49.8s
BackWPup
Backup
1.9s
Restore
9.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 58.2s
Backup
7.4s
Restore
50.8s
BackWPupTotal: 12.0s
Backup
2.0s
Restore
9.9s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 56.2s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
50.0s
BackWPupTotal: 12.0s
Backup
2.0s
Restore
10.0s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 56.5s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
50.3s
BackWPupTotal: 12.1s
Backup
1.9s
Restore
10.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput26.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
BackWPup
Data backed up177.0 MB
Archive size125.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput87.5 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyBackWPupDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database47359.5 KB16238.7 KB-31
Plugins10,15889.0 MB3,02946.9 MB-7,129
Themes39414.4 MB39414.4 MB=
Uploads555.2 MB562.0 MB+1
WP Core2,73355.9 MB2,73355.9 MB=
wp-config211.5 KB420.5 KB+2
Other18178.9 KB20182.5 KB+2
Total13,407165.1 MB6,252119.8 MB-7,155

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 5 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
5.5s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.1s
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
1Median
BackupBuddy
7.4s51.2s58.6s
BackWPup
1.9s9.8s11.7s
2
BackupBuddy
7.4s50.7s58.2s
BackWPup
2.0s10.0s12.0s
3
BackupBuddy
7.4s50.8s58.2s
BackWPup
3.1s9.9s13.0s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackupBuddy
6.2s50.1s56.2s
BackWPup
1.9s10.2s12.1s
5
BackupBuddy
6.1s50.0s56.2s
BackWPup
2.0s9.5s11.5s
6Median
BackupBuddy
6.2s49.8s56.0s
BackWPup
2.0s10.0s12.0s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
6.2s49.1s55.3s
BackWPup
1.9s10.0s11.9s
8Median
BackupBuddy
6.2s50.3s56.5s
BackWPup
2.0s10.1s12.1s
9
BackupBuddy
6.3s50.5s56.7s
BackWPup
1.9s10.2s12.1s

Downloads

Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackupBuddy (TXT)File Inventory — BackWPup (TXT)

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