SafeGuard vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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SafeGuardPROvsWPvividFREE

SafeGuard v1.2.0WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
6.5svs8.7s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
33 MBvs37 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

SafeGuard is faster (6.5s vs 8.7s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (33 MB vs 37 MB)

⚠️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

SafeGuard
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

WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

SafeGuard
Backup
3.2s
Restore
3.3s
WPvivid
Backup
6.1s
Restore
2.6s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
SafeGuardTotal: 7.0s
Backup
3.3s
Restore
3.6s
WPvividTotal: 8.8s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
2.6s
Managed WordPress
SafeGuardTotal: 6.6s
Backup
3.2s
Restore
3.4s
WPvividTotal: 8.7s
Backup
6.1s
Restore
2.6s
VPS Standard
SafeGuardTotal: 6.7s
Backup
3.2s
Restore
3.4s
WPvividTotal: 8.8s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
2.7s

Backup Size & Efficiency

SafeGuard
Data backed up111.0 MB
Archive size37.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput33.6 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
WPvivid
Data backed up55.0 MB
Archive size33.0 MBZIP
Compression1.7:1
Throughput8.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategorySafeGuardWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1156.0 KB1154.9 KB=
Plugins2,40221.5 MB2,13717.2 MB-265
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads24968.9 KB24968.9 KB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config00 B15.8 KB+1
Other19187.8 KB26193.4 KB+7
Total5,61893.8 MB5,36189.5 MB-257

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

SafeGuard
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
2.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
5.7s

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
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
SafeGuard
3.3s3.8s7.0s
WPvivid
6.3s2.6s9.0s
2
SafeGuard
3.3s3.5s6.8s
WPvivid
6.2s2.6s8.8s
3Median
SafeGuard
3.3s3.6s7.0s
WPvivid
6.2s2.6s8.7s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
SafeGuard
3.2s3.4s6.6s
WPvivid
6.2s2.7s8.9s
5
SafeGuard
3.2s3.3s6.5s
WPvivid
6.1s2.6s8.7s
6Median
SafeGuard
3.3s3.5s6.8s
WPvivid
6.0s2.6s8.6s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
SafeGuard
3.2s3.2s6.4s
WPvivid
6.2s2.7s8.8s
8Median
SafeGuard
3.2s3.6s6.7s
WPvivid
6.2s2.5s8.7s
9
SafeGuard
3.2s3.4s6.7s
WPvivid
6.1s2.7s8.8s

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