BackWPup vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPupFREEvsSafeGuardPRO

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Speed Winner
BackWPup
12.0svs12.8s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
88 MBvs202 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (12.0s vs 12.8s) · SafeGuard produces smaller backups (88 MB vs 202 MB)

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
2.5s
Restore
9.5s
SafeGuard
Backup
6.8s
Restore
6.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 15.0s
Backup
4.1s
Restore
10.9s
SafeGuardTotal: 15.8s
Backup
8.3s
Restore
7.5s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 12.0s
Backup
2.5s
Restore
9.5s
SafeGuardTotal: 12.9s
Backup
7.0s
Restore
6.0s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 12.2s
Backup
2.6s
Restore
9.7s
SafeGuardTotal: 13.0s
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up271.0 MB
Archive size202.0 MBTAR
Compression1.3:1
Throughput65.8 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
SafeGuard
Data backed up238.0 MB
Archive size88.0 MBZIP
Compression2.7:1
Throughput28.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupSafeGuardDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1582.2 KB1546.4 KB=
Plugins7,809103.5 MB8,079107.9 MB+270
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads26818.2 MB26118.2 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other24196.9 KB356.4 MB+11
Total11,276193.5 MB11,549204.0 MB+273

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.7s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.2s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
5.9s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s

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
BackWPup
3.9s11.3s15.2s
SafeGuard
7.6s6.3s13.9s
2
BackWPup
4.1s10.9s15.0s
SafeGuard
8.3s7.5s15.8s
3Median
BackWPup
4.1s10.8s15.0s
SafeGuard
8.3s7.5s15.8s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
2.5s9.4s11.9s
SafeGuard
6.8s6.0s12.8s
5Median
BackWPup
2.5s9.5s12.0s
SafeGuard
7.0s5.9s12.9s
6
BackWPup
2.5s9.8s12.3s
SafeGuard
7.0s6.3s13.3s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackWPup
2.6s9.8s12.4s
SafeGuard
6.9s6.1s13.0s
8
BackWPup
2.6s9.5s12.0s
SafeGuard
6.8s6.0s12.8s
9
BackWPup
2.5s9.7s12.2s
SafeGuard
7.1s6.1s13.2s

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