Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| 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 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplicator | 10.8s | 5.0s | 15.7s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| = |
| 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 |
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 |
| # | 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 |
| # | 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 |