BackWPup vs Duplicator Pro Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPupFREEvsDuplicator ProPRO

BackWPup v4.1.2Duplicator Pro v4.5.24
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
17.8svs25.6s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
Duplicator Pro
77 MBvs182 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
2.7s
Restore
15.1s
Duplicator Pro
Backup
17.5s
Restore
8.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 26.0s
Backup
7.4s
Restore
18.6s
Duplicator ProTotal: 30.7s
Backup
20.8s
Restore
9.9s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 17.8s
Backup
2.7s
Restore
15.1s
Duplicator ProTotal: 26.2s
Backup
17.5s
Restore
8.8s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 17.9s
Backup
2.7s
Restore
15.2s
Duplicator ProTotal: 26.3s
Backup
17.6s
Restore
8.6s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up248.0 MB
Archive size182.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput33.3 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
Duplicator Pro
Data backed up241.0 MB
Archive size77.0 MBZIP
Compression3.1:1
Throughput11.6 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupDuplicator ProDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database20252.6 KB1581.0 MB+138
Plugins5,69580.1 MB8,222102.7 MB+2,527
Themes1,14035.8 MB1,14035.8 MB=
Uploads641.9 MB571.9 MB-7
WP Core2,73355.9 MB2,73355.9 MB=
wp-config420.5 KB517.0 KB+1
Other20182.6 KB60816.2 MB+588
Total9,676174.1 MB12,923213.4 MB+3,247

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
Duplicator Pro
SCAN
16.3s

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
1
BackWPup
5.7s16.3s22.0s
Duplicator Pro
18.7s8.0s26.7s
2Median
BackWPup
7.7s19.2s26.9s
Duplicator Pro
20.8s9.9s30.7s
3
BackWPup
7.4s18.6s26.0s
Duplicator Pro
22.3s9.9s32.2s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
2.7s15.0s17.7s
Duplicator Pro
17.5s8.1s25.6s
5
BackWPup
2.8s15.4s18.1s
Duplicator Pro
17.5s8.9s26.4s
6Median
BackWPup
2.7s15.1s17.8s
Duplicator Pro
17.4s8.8s26.2s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
2.7s15.2s17.9s
Duplicator Pro
17.6s8.0s25.5s
8
BackWPup
2.7s15.7s18.4s
Duplicator Pro
17.6s8.6s26.3s
9Median
BackWPup
2.7s15.1s17.8s
Duplicator Pro
17.6s8.9s26.5s

Downloads

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