Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator Pro | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 158 | 1023.4 KB | 23 | 312.3 KB | -135 |
| Plugins | 7,828 | 97.5 MB | 5,742 | 79.3 MB | -2,086 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 11 (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 | Duplicator Pro | 20.8s | 7.0s | 27.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -3 |
| Other | 595 | 16.2 MB | 25 | 6.4 MB | -570 |
| Total | 12,545 | 210.6 MB | 9,751 | 181.9 MB | -2,794 |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 0.9s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2 | Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 6.7s | 26.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 0.9s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.0s | 6.8s | 26.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.6s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.6s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 19.9s | 5.5s | 25.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.2s | 0.9s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.8s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.7s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.9s | 26.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 0.9s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.6s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.6s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.2s | 1.0s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 12Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.6s | 25.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.8s | 26.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.1s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.7s | 26.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.6s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.1s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.6s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.1s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | Duplicator Pro | 20.5s | 6.0s | 26.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.8s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |