Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 32 | 287.2 KB | 112 | 1.3 MB | +80 |
| Plugins | 9,114 | 59.4 MB | 2,869 | 26.0 MB | -6,245 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | ||
Iteration 2 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 4.8s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
| 968.9 KB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | +2 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 579 | 30.8 MB | +561 |
| Total | 12,323 | 134.3 MB | 6,715 | 129.5 MB | -5,608 |
| 10.2s |
| 2.8s |
| 13.0s |
| 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB |
| 2.4:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 4.4s | 10.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 19.9s | 5.2s | 25.1s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.5s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 30.5s | 7.3s | 37.8s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |