Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | Duplicator | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 130 | 2.0 MB | 23 | 312.4 KB | -107 |
| Plugins | 6,375 | 84.3 MB | 5,741 | 79.3 MB | -634 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | 1.9 MB | |
Iteration 2 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplicator | 22.2s | 4.7s | 27.0s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -2 |
| Other | 587 | 38.3 MB | 25 | 6.4 MB | -562 |
| Total | 11,055 | 220.4 MB | 9,750 | 181.8 MB | -1,305 |
| 8.3s |
| 1.0s |
| 9.3s |
| 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB |
| 3.1:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 45.7s | 9.0s | 54.7s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 1m 12.5s | 30.3s | 1m 42.8s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |