Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (6.1s vs 7.4s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (51 MB vs 125 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 192.8 KB | 1 | 33.0 KB | = |
| Plugins | 2,999 | 46.4 MB | 4,545 | 62.6 MB | +1,546 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackWPup | 1.5s | 4.7s | 6.1s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 |
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| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | -1 |
| Other | 22 | 191.5 KB | 19 | 187.8 KB | -3 |
| Total | 6,252 | 119.8 MB | 7,787 | 135.8 MB | +1,535 |
UpdraftPlus | 5.4s | 2.2s | 7.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 1.5s | 4.6s | 6.1s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.4s | 2.1s | 7.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 1.8s | 4.6s | 6.4s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.4s | 2.1s | 7.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 1.4s | 4.7s | 6.1s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.1s | 7.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 1.4s | 4.8s | 6.2s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 1.4s | 4.8s | 6.2s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.4s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 1.4s | 4.7s | 6.2s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.2s | 7.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 1.4s | 4.9s | 6.3s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 1.4s | 4.8s | 6.2s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |