BackupBuddy vs BackWPup Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddy v9.1.5BackWPup v4.1.2
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
6.5svs44.8s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
BackupBuddy
58 MBvs125 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (6.5s vs 44.8s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (58 MB vs 125 MB)

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
5.8s
Restore
39.0s
BackWPup
Backup
1.5s
Restore
5.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 45.8s
Backup
6.3s
Restore
39.5s
BackWPupTotal: 6.7s
Backup
1.5s
Restore
5.2s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 45.0s
Backup
5.9s
Restore
39.1s
BackWPupTotal: 6.9s
Backup
1.5s
Restore
5.3s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 44.8s
Backup
5.8s
Restore
39.0s
BackWPupTotal: 6.5s
Backup
1.5s
Restore
5.0s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput31.6 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
BackWPup
Data backed up177.0 MB
Archive size125.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput113.8 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyBackWPupDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B1192.8 KB+1
Plugins10,13888.6 MB2,99946.4 MB-7,139
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads775.4 MB562.0 MB-21
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB211.6 KB+1
Other19184.6 KB22191.5 KB+3
Total13,407165.1 MB6,252119.8 MB-7,155

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
5.3s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
0.9s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s

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
BackupBuddy
6.2s39.5s45.7s
BackWPup
1.5s5.1s6.6s
2Median
BackupBuddy
6.3s39.4s45.8s
BackWPup
1.5s5.2s6.7s
3
BackupBuddy
6.3s40.9s47.2s
BackWPup
1.9s5.2s7.0s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
5.9s39.1s45.0s
BackWPup
1.5s5.3s6.9s
5
BackupBuddy
6.0s40.5s46.4s
BackWPup
1.6s5.3s6.8s
6
BackupBuddy
5.8s39.0s44.8s
BackWPup
1.5s5.6s7.0s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackupBuddy
5.8s38.9s44.8s
BackWPup
1.5s5.1s6.6s
8
BackupBuddy
5.8s40.2s46.0s
BackWPup
1.5s5.0s6.5s
9
BackupBuddy
5.8s39.0s44.8s
BackWPup
1.5s5.0s6.5s

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Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackupBuddy (TXT)File Inventory — BackWPup (TXT)

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