BackWPup vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPup v5.7.4WPvivid v0.9.130
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
5.1svs6.7s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
33 MBvs94 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (5.1s vs 6.7s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (33 MB vs 94 MB)

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
1.2s
Restore
3.9s
WPvivid
Backup
5.2s
Restore
1.5s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 5.2s
Backup
1.3s
Restore
3.9s
WPvividTotal: 6.7s
Backup
5.2s
Restore
1.5s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 5.2s
Backup
1.2s
Restore
3.9s
WPvividTotal: 6.8s
Backup
5.2s
Restore
1.5s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 5.2s
Backup
1.3s
Restore
3.9s
WPvividTotal: 6.7s
Backup
5.2s
Restore
1.5s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up145.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBTAR
Compression1.5:1
Throughput113.4 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
WPvivid
Data backed up55.0 MB
Archive size33.0 MBZIP
Compression1.7:1
Throughput10.5 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1165.0 KB1154.9 KB=
Plugins2,13717.2 MB2,13717.2 MB=
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads31973.0 KB24968.9 KB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other22190.7 KB26193.4 KB+4
Total5,36589.5 MB5,36189.5 MB-4

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
0.7s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
4.9s

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
BackWPup
1.3s3.9s5.2s
WPvivid
5.2s1.5s6.7s
2
BackWPup
1.3s3.9s5.2s
WPvivid
5.2s1.6s6.8s
3
BackWPup
1.3s3.9s5.1s
WPvivid
5.2s1.5s6.7s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackWPup
1.3s3.9s5.2s
WPvivid
5.2s1.5s6.8s
5
BackWPup
1.2s4.0s5.2s
WPvivid
5.2s1.5s6.7s
6
BackWPup
1.2s3.9s5.2s
WPvivid
5.2s1.6s6.8s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackWPup
1.2s3.9s5.2s
WPvivid
5.2s1.5s6.7s
8
BackWPup
1.3s3.9s5.1s
WPvivid
5.2s1.5s6.7s
9
BackWPup
1.3s4.2s5.4s
WPvivid
5.2s1.6s6.8s

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