BackupBuddy vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddyPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

BackupBuddy v9.1.5UpdraftPlus v1.24.2
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
8.6svs47.4s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
UpdraftPlus
40 MBvs48 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
UpdraftPlus

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
5.2s
Restore
42.2s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
5.8s
Restore
2.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 48.7s
Backup
5.6s
Restore
43.3s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 8.8s
Backup
6.0s
Restore
2.9s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 48.4s
Backup
5.3s
Restore
43.0s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 8.7s
Backup
5.8s
Restore
2.8s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 47.7s
Backup
5.2s
Restore
42.6s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 8.7s
Backup
5.8s
Restore
2.9s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up167.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput29.9 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up127.0 MB
Archive size40.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput21.3 MB/s
Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyUpdraftPlusDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B130.4 KB+1
Plugins9,27659.4 MB3,68333.4 MB-5,593
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads524.2 MB24968.9 KB-28
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other19184.6 KB19187.8 KB=
Total12,520134.8 MB6,900105.5 MB-5,620

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
4.7s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
4.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.8s

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
5.4s43.3s48.7s
UpdraftPlus
6.0s2.8s8.7s
2
BackupBuddy
5.6s43.3s48.9s
UpdraftPlus
6.0s3.0s8.9s
3
BackupBuddy
5.8s42.6s48.5s
UpdraftPlus
6.0s2.9s8.8s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
5.5s43.0s48.4s
UpdraftPlus
5.8s2.8s8.7s
5
BackupBuddy
5.3s40.9s46.3s
UpdraftPlus
5.8s2.8s8.6s
6
BackupBuddy
5.2s43.3s48.5s
UpdraftPlus
5.7s3.0s8.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
5.3s42.6s47.9s
UpdraftPlus
5.8s2.9s8.7s
8
BackupBuddy
5.2s42.2s47.4s
UpdraftPlus
6.0s2.7s8.6s
9Median
BackupBuddy
5.1s42.6s47.7s
UpdraftPlus
5.8s2.9s8.7s

Downloads

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