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 Pro | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 197 | 4.9 MB | 68 | 862.4 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 20,806 | 288.8 MB | 19,930 | 282.5 MB | -876 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 822 | 31.2 MB | 822 | 31.2 MB | |
Iteration 16 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 Pro | 44.9s | 26.0s | 1m 10.9s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
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| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 598 | 17.9 MB | 28 | 6.4 MB | -570 |
| Total | 25,723 | 418.2 MB | 24,146 | 396.3 MB | -1,577 |
UpdraftPlus | 36.8s | 14.0s | 50.8s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 45.3s | 26.0s | 1m 11.3s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 35.5s | 14.2s | 49.8s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 45.2s | 26.4s | 1m 11.6s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 35.2s | 14.2s | 49.4s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | Duplicator Pro | 34.3s | 15.6s | 49.9s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.5s | 14.3s | 38.8s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 32.9s | 15.7s | 48.7s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 26.1s | 13.9s | 40.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 33.2s | 15.5s | 48.7s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 26.2s | 14.5s | 40.6s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 32.7s | 12.3s | 45.0s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.9s | 13.9s | 38.8s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Failed | |
| 8Median | Duplicator Pro | 33.0s | 12.2s | 45.3s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.8s | 14.2s | 39.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | ||
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 12.3s | 45.4s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.9s | 14.3s | 39.3s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator Pro | 34.3s | 15.8s | 50.1s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.0s | 13.6s | 38.6s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 15.3s | 48.5s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 26.0s | 14.2s | 40.2s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | ||
| 12 | Duplicator Pro | 33.3s | 15.6s | 48.9s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.8s | 13.9s | 39.7s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 12.1s | 45.1s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.9s | 14.1s | 39.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 12.3s | 45.4s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.7s | 14.2s | 38.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | ||
| 15 | Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 12.5s | 45.6s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.8s | 14.6s | 39.4s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator Pro | 32.7s | 12.5s | 45.1s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.9s | 13.8s | 38.7s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | Duplicator Pro | 33.3s | 12.1s | 45.5s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.0s | 14.3s | 39.3s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | Duplicator Pro | 33.7s | 12.2s | 46.0s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.6s | 14.0s | 38.6s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 |