UpdraftPlus vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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UpdraftPlusPROvsWPvividFREE

UpdraftPlus v1.24.2WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
16.2svs27.5s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
80 MBvs90 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

UpdraftPlus is faster (16.2s vs 27.5s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (80 MB vs 90 MB)

Backup Scope

UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

UpdraftPlus
Backup
10.8s
Restore
5.3s
WPvivid
Backup
18.3s
Restore
9.2s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
UpdraftPlusTotal: 21.0s
Backup
15.2s
Restore
5.8s
WPvividTotal: 31.2s
Backup
21.7s
Restore
9.6s
Managed WordPress
UpdraftPlusTotal: 16.2s
Backup
10.8s
Restore
5.4s
WPvividTotal: 27.9s
Backup
18.3s
Restore
9.5s
VPS Standard
UpdraftPlusTotal: 16.8s
Backup
11.2s
Restore
5.6s
WPvividTotal: 27.6s
Backup
18.5s
Restore
9.2s

Backup Size & Efficiency

UpdraftPlus
Data backed up254.0 MB
Archive size90.0 MBGZ
Compression2.9:1
Throughput16.7 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
WPvivid
Data backed up181.0 MB
Archive size80.0 MBZIP
Compression2.3:1
Throughput8.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryUpdraftPlusWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database43233.1 KB00 B-43
Plugins9,361120.2 MB00 B-9,361
Themes39414.4 MB00 B-394
Uploads26118.2 MB00 B-261
WP Core2,73355.9 MB00 B-2,733
wp-config314.7 KB00 B-3
Other296.4 MB782.3 MB-22
Total12,824215.4 MB782.3 MB-12,817

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 6 (median)

UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
8.9s
DB_EXPORT
1.2s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
17.7s

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
UpdraftPlus
11.7s6.0s17.8s
WPvivid
20.1s9.7s29.8s
2Median
UpdraftPlus
15.2s5.8s21.0s
WPvivid
21.7s9.5s31.2s
3
UpdraftPlus
15.6s5.7s21.3s
WPvivid
22.3s9.6s31.9s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
UpdraftPlus
10.7s6.0s16.7s
WPvivid
18.2s9.3s27.5s
5
UpdraftPlus
10.9s5.3s16.2s
WPvivid
18.5s9.5s28.0s
6
UpdraftPlus
10.8s5.4s16.2s
WPvivid
18.3s9.6s27.9s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
UpdraftPlus
11.3s5.6s16.8s
WPvivid
18.6s9.1s27.7s
8
UpdraftPlus
11.0s5.3s16.3s
WPvivid
18.3s9.2s27.5s
9Median
UpdraftPlus
11.2s5.6s16.8s
WPvivid
18.5s9.2s27.6s

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