BackWPup vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

completedBlog Starter (XS) -- XS

BackWPupFREEvsUpdraftPlusPRO

BackWPup v5.7.4UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
5.5svs6.5s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
UpdraftPlus
40 MBvs94 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (5.5s vs 6.5s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (40 MB vs 94 MB)

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
1.3s
Restore
4.2s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
4.5s
Restore
1.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 5.7s
Backup
1.3s
Restore
4.3s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.6s
Backup
4.6s
Restore
1.9s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 5.7s
Backup
1.3s
Restore
4.3s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.5s
Backup
4.5s
Restore
2.0s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 5.7s
Backup
1.3s
Restore
4.3s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.5s
Backup
4.6s
Restore
1.9s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up145.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBTAR
Compression1.5:1
Throughput106.4 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up127.0 MB
Archive size40.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput27.4 MB/s
Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupUpdraftPlusDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1165.0 KB130.4 KB=
Plugins2,13717.2 MB3,68333.4 MB+1,546
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 KB19187.8 KB-3
Total5,36589.5 MB6,900105.5 MB+1,535

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
0.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
3.9s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s

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
1.3s4.3s5.6s
UpdraftPlus
4.7s2.1s6.8s
2
BackWPup
1.4s4.3s5.7s
UpdraftPlus
4.6s1.9s6.5s
3Median
BackWPup
1.3s4.3s5.7s
UpdraftPlus
4.6s1.9s6.6s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackWPup
1.3s4.3s5.7s
UpdraftPlus
4.5s2.0s6.5s
5
BackWPup
1.3s4.2s5.5s
UpdraftPlus
4.5s2.0s6.5s
6
BackWPup
1.3s4.3s5.7s
UpdraftPlus
4.5s2.0s6.5s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
1.3s4.2s5.5s
UpdraftPlus
4.5s2.0s6.5s
8Median
BackWPup
1.4s4.3s5.7s
UpdraftPlus
4.6s1.9s6.5s
9
BackWPup
1.3s4.4s5.7s
UpdraftPlus
4.6s1.9s6.5s

Downloads

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