Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (17.8s vs 25.6s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (77 MB vs 182 MB)
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 20 | 252.6 KB | 158 | 1.0 MB | +138 |
| Plugins | 5,695 | 80.1 MB | 8,222 | 102.7 MB | +2,527 |
| Themes | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 7 (median)
9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 5.7s | 16.3s | 22.0s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 1.9 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 5 | 17.0 KB | +1 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 608 | 16.2 MB | +588 |
| Total | 9,676 | 174.1 MB | 12,923 | 213.4 MB | +3,247 |
Duplicator Pro | 18.7s | 8.0s | 26.7s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 7.7s | 19.2s | 26.9s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.8s | 9.9s | 30.7s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 7.4s | 18.6s | 26.0s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 22.3s | 9.9s | 32.2s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 15.0s | 17.7s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 17.5s | 8.1s | 25.6s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 2.8s | 15.4s | 18.1s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 17.5s | 8.9s | 26.4s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 15.1s | 17.8s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 17.4s | 8.8s | 26.2s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 15.2s | 17.9s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.0s | 25.5s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 15.7s | 18.4s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.6s | 26.3s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 15.1s | 17.8s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.9s | 26.5s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |