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 | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 19 | 339.0 KB | 25 | 156.4 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 3,291 | 51.2 MB | 4,566 | 63.1 MB | +1,275 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 8 (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 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | 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 | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | = |
| Total | 6,505 | 124.1 MB | 7,787 | 135.8 MB | +1,282 |
UpdraftPlus | 6.6s | 3.1s | 9.7s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.3s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.4s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.1s | 3.1s | 10.2s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.1s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 3.1s | 9.9s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.5s | 3.0s | 9.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | SafeGuard | 4.1s | 4.2s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.1s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.0s | 9.7s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.3s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.1s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |