Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | BackWPup | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 34 | 672.3 KB | 37 | 746.4 KB | +3 |
| Plugins | 7,821 | 104.0 MB | 8,086 | 108.2 MB | +265 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | 18.2 MB | |
Iteration 4 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 | BackWPup | 7.6s | 23.2s | 30.8s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -2 |
| Other | 22 | 187.9 KB | 33 | 6.4 MB | +11 |
| Total | 11,276 | 193.4 MB | 11,546 | 204.0 MB | +270 |
SafeGuard | 9.0s | 8.4s | 17.4s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 9.0s | 23.1s | 32.1s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 11.8s | 12.5s | 24.2s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 9.0s | 22.9s | 31.9s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 12.4s | 12.3s | 24.7s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 17.3s | 20.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 7.1s | 7.4s | 14.5s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 2.9s | 17.9s | 20.9s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 7.2s | 7.2s | 14.4s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 18.1s | 21.0s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 7.1s | 7.2s | 14.4s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 17.5s | 20.4s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 7.2s | 7.1s | 14.3s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 18.1s | 21.0s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 7.0s | 7.2s | 14.2s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 18.5s | 21.4s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 7.2s | 7.3s | 14.5s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |