Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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 | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 107 | 1.4 MB | 30 | 394.9 KB | -77 |
| Plugins | 17,465 | 161.1 MB | 11,797 | 134.6 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 273 | 12.8 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 | BackupBuddy | 13.5s | 21.2s | 34.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 9.7 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 19 | 195.2 KB | 26 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 21,161 | 250.8 MB | 15,418 | 226.4 MB | -5,743 |
UpdraftPlus | 18.5s | 9.3s | 27.9s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 13.6s | 20.0s | 33.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.4s | 9.2s | 27.6s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 13.6s | 19.9s | 33.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.0s | 9.2s | 27.1s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 9.8s | 22.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.3s | 9.1s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.4s | 22.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.6s | 8.9s | 24.5s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 12.1s | 10.5s | 22.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 9.1s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.6s | 22.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 8.4s | 24.6s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.7s | 22.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 9.1s | 25.5s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.6s | 22.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.3s | 9.1s | 25.3s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 12.2s | 10.4s | 22.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 8.8s | 25.2s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.2s | 22.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 9.0s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.7s | 23.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.5s | 8.9s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.5s | 22.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 9.0s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 12.4s | 10.5s | 22.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.5s | 9.0s | 25.5s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.6s | 22.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 8.8s | 25.2s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.2s | 22.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.6s | 9.1s | 25.7s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.5s | 22.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 9.1s | 25.5s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | BackupBuddy | 12.3s | 10.8s | 23.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefN/ 313.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.3s | 8.9s | 25.2s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |