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 | BackupBuddy | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 32 | 287.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -32 |
| Plugins | 9,115 | 59.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -9,115 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 0 | ||
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 | 6.0s | 4.5s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 0 B |
| -30 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 7 | 33.5 MB | -11 |
| Total | 12,324 | 134.3 MB | 7 | 33.5 MB | -12,317 |
WPvivid | 7.2s | 0.7s | 7.9s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 6.1s | 4.6s | 10.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.1s | 0.7s | 9.9s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.6s | 0.9s | 13.5s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 4.5s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 0.6s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.5s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.1s | 0.7s | 9.8s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.4s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 13.0s | 0.9s | 13.8s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.5s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.2s | 0.7s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.6s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.3s | 0.7s | 10.0s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.5s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 13.3s | 0.8s | 14.1s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.6s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.2s | 0.6s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.7s | 0.8s | 10.4s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.7s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.8s | 0.8s | 13.7s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.4s | 0.7s | 8.0s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.4s | 10.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.3s | 0.7s | 10.0s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.6s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.8s | 0.8s | 13.6s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.5s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.2s | 0.7s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.5s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.1s | 0.7s | 9.8s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.7s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.9s | 0.9s | 13.8s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |