Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes
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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 1.0 MB | 30 | 394.9 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 10,332 | 119.0 MB | 11,797 | 134.6 MB | +1,465 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 274 | 9.7 MB | 267 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 | 9.2s | 12.8s | 21.9s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 9.7 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 21 | 199.5 KB | 26 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 13,947 | 205.2 MB | 15,418 | 226.4 MB | +1,471 |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 9.0s | 28.0s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 8.3s | 11.8s | 20.1s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 17.9s | 8.9s | 26.8s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 8.4s | 12.9s | 21.3s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.3s | 9.1s | 27.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 6.1s | 8.6s | 14.6s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 8.7s | 25.2s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 6.0s | 9.1s | 15.1s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 8.7s | 24.9s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 6.2s | 9.2s | 15.4s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.3s | 8.7s | 25.0s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 6.1s | 8.6s | 14.7s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.3s | 8.8s | 25.1s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 5.8s | 9.4s | 15.2s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 9.0s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 6.2s | 8.8s | 15.0s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.5s | 9.1s | 25.7s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 6.0s | 8.9s | 14.9s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.1s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackWPup | 6.2s | 9.0s | 15.2s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.1s | 8.8s | 24.9s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12Median | BackWPup | 6.1s | 8.9s | 15.0s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.1s | 9.0s | 25.2s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 6.1s | 8.8s | 14.9s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.1s | 25.3s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackWPup | 6.1s | 9.4s | 15.5s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.7s | 9.0s | 25.6s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | BackWPup | 6.1s | 9.2s | 15.2s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.5s | 9.3s | 25.9s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 6.1s | 9.0s | 15.1s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.1s | 25.3s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackWPup | 6.2s | 9.2s | 15.4s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.6s | 8.9s | 25.5s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | BackWPup | 6.3s | 9.4s | 15.7s | 216.0 MBTARnone/ 289.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 8.7s | 25.1s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 |