Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (10.0s vs 27.0s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (80 MB vs 180 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 20 | 248.4 KB | 130 | 2.0 MB | +110 |
| Plugins | 5,490 | 75.6 MB | 6,376 | 84.3 MB | +886 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 13 (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 | BackWPup | 5.8s | 6.0s | 11.8s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | = |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 587 | 38.3 MB | +567 |
| Total | 9,500 | 171.9 MB | 11,056 | 220.4 MB | +1,556 |
Duplicator | 22.6s | 5.1s | 27.7s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 5.1s | 5.9s | 11.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 52.5s | 20.2s | 1m 12.7s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 5.0s | 5.9s | 10.9s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 23.1s | 29.6s | 1m 52.8s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.7s | 10.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.5s | 4.9s | 27.4s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.6s | 10.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 45.5s | 9.5s | 54.9s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 4.2s | 5.9s | 10.1s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 10.5s | 28.6s | 1m 39.1s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.8s | 10.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.6s | 5.0s | 27.5s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.7s | 10.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 45.5s | 9.0s | 54.5s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 4.5s | 5.9s | 10.4s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 10.4s | 13.7s | 1m 24.1s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.8s | 10.1s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.2s | 4.7s | 27.0s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackWPup | 4.5s | 5.6s | 10.1s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 45.4s | 9.6s | 55.0s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.6s | 10.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 11.6s | 29.8s | 1m 41.4s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.8s | 10.1s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.3s | 4.7s | 27.0s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackWPup | 4.5s | 5.7s | 10.2s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 45.1s | 9.1s | 54.2s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.8s | 10.2s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 10.5s | 13.5s | 1m 24.0s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 4.1s | 5.6s | 9.7s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.4s | 4.9s | 27.2s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.8s | 10.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 45.5s | 8.9s | 54.4s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackWPup | 4.5s | 5.8s | 10.3s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 11.1s | 13.9s | 1m 25.0s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |