Duplicator vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle
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DuplicatorFREEvsUpdraftPlusPRO
Duplicator v1.5.9|UpdraftPlus v1.24.2|
🔒 SequentialDeveloper Portfolio (S) — SNone Load
Speed (different scopes)
UpdraftPlus
9.7svs15.7s
Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Storage Result
DRAW
Duplicator59 MB
UpdraftPlus51 MB
Best Overall
Not Directly Comparable
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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
Duplicator
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
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Overall Median Times
Duplicator
Backup
10.8s
Restore
5.0s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
6.7s
Restore
3.0s
Per-Profile Median Times
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
Shared Hosting
DuplicatorTotal: 18.4s
Backup
13.4s
Restore
5.0s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 10.1s
Backup
6.9s
Restore
3.0s
Managed WordPress
DuplicatorTotal: 18.4s
Backup
13.2s
Restore
5.2s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 9.8s
Backup
6.7s
Restore
3.1s
VPS Standard
DuplicatorTotal: 18.3s
Backup
13.3s
Restore
5.1s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 9.8s
Backup
6.7s
Restore
3.0s
Backup Size & Efficiency
Duplicator
Data backed up151.0 MB
Archive size59.0 MBZIP
Compression2.7:1
Throughput13.1 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up160.0 MB
Archive size51.0 MBGZ
Compression3.1:1
Throughput23.0 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
Backup Inventory
| Category | Duplicator | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 126 | 1.5 MB | 25 | 156.4 KB | -101 |
| Plugins | 3,915 | 55.6 MB | 4,566 | 63.1 MB | +651 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 581 | 31.5 MB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -564 |
| Total | 7,802 | 161.1 MB | 7,787 | 135.8 MB | -15 |
Phase Breakdown
Iteration 4 (median)
Duplicator
SCAN
0.4s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
9.3s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
INSTALLER
0.6s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
5.4s
DB_EXPORT
0.7s
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
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplicator | 10.8s | 5.0s | 15.7s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 3.2s | 10.1s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.0s | 18.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 3.0s | 10.0s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 3 | Duplicator | 14.6s | 5.1s | 19.7s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 3.0s | 11.1s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Managed WordPress3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 10.8s | 4.9s | 15.7s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.2s | 9.9s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.3s | 18.8s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 2.9s | 9.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator | 13.2s | 5.2s | 18.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.1s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
VPS Standard3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 10.6s | 5.1s | 15.7s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.0s | 9.7s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.0s | 18.5s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 13.3s | 5.1s | 18.3s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.0s | 3.0s | 10.0s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
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