Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 183.3 KB | +1 |
| Plugins | 10,138 | 88.6 MB | 3,264 | 50.7 MB | -6,874 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 77 | 5.4 MB | 49 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 7.3s | 53.1s | 1m 0.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | 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
| 2.0 MB |
| -28 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 19 | 187.8 KB | = |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 6,505 | 124.1 MB | -6,902 |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 7.5s | 53.4s | 1m 0.9s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 7.5s | 53.6s | 1m 1.1s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.6s | 8.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 49.8s | 55.9s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 6.1s | 51.3s | 57.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 52.4s | 58.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 51.1s | 57.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.0s | 8.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 52.3s | 58.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 51.2s | 57.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.0s | 8.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |