BackWPup vs Duplicator Backup Speed Battle

completedMedia Heavy (XL) -- XL

BackWPupFREEvsDuplicatorFREE

BackWPup v5.7.4Duplicator v1.5.16.1
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
1m 18.8svs3m 2.3s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
Duplicator
3.6 GBvs3.9 GB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (1m 18.8s vs 3m 2.3s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (3.6 GB vs 3.9 GB)

⚠️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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
26.8s
Restore
52.2s
Duplicator
Backup
2m 27.0s
Restore
35.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 1m 28.9s
Backup
28.3s
Restore
1m 1.2s
DuplicatorTotal: 3m 11.2s
Backup
2m 33.0s
Restore
38.2s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 1m 22.6s
Backup
27.3s
Restore
55.3s
DuplicatorTotal: 3m 4.0s
Backup
2m 27.0s
Restore
36.4s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 1m 19.6s
Backup
27.1s
Restore
52.4s
DuplicatorTotal: 3m 3.5s
Backup
2m 27.3s
Restore
36.4s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up4.0 GB
Archive size3.9 GBTAR
Compression1:1no compression
Throughput145.3 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
Duplicator
Data backed up4.0 GB
Archive size3.6 GBZIP
Compression1.1:1no compression
Throughput26.7 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupDuplicatorDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database19.8 MB113.5 MB=
Plugins7,232117.8 MB8,177126.7 MB+945
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads30,5893.70 GB30,5823.70 GB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB00 B-2
Other24197.6 KB65444.9 MB+630
Total41,0203.89 GB42,5863.95 GB+1,566

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.3s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
25.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
Duplicator
SCAN
0.9s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
2m 10.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
INSTALLER
14.3s

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
28.3s54.0s1m 22.3s
Duplicator
2m 29.7s36.3s3m 6.0s
2Median
BackWPup
27.7s1m 1.2s1m 28.9s
Duplicator
2m 33.0s38.2s3m 11.2s
3
BackWPup
29.9s1m 8.9s1m 38.8s
Duplicator
2m 35.2s40.4s3m 15.5s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
26.6s52.2s1m 18.8s
Duplicator
2m 26.7s34.9s3m 1.6s
5
BackWPup
27.3s59.3s1m 26.6s
Duplicator
2m 27.0s37.0s3m 4.0s
6Median
BackWPup
27.4s55.3s1m 22.6s
Duplicator
2m 28.0s36.4s3m 4.5s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackWPup
27.2s52.4s1m 19.6s
Duplicator
2m 27.3s35.0s3m 2.3s
8
BackWPup
26.8s50.3s1m 17.1s
Duplicator
2m 27.4s36.5s3m 3.9s
9
BackWPup
27.1s56.3s1m 23.4s
Duplicator
2m 27.1s36.4s3m 3.5s

Downloads

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

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Environment

Sequential

Server

CPU
8 vCPU (dedicated, ccx33)
RAM
31 GB
Disk
225 GB
OS
Linux 5.15.0-179-generic
PHP
8.2.29
MySQL
8.0.46
WordPress
unknown

Site Profile

Profile
Media Heavy (XL)
Tier
XL -- Enterprise
Database
22 MB
Files
38,218
Plugins
15 installed

Snapshot SHA256

126234fa2636d0cb1a4f8a7c8e02bb1aa44bebb29d0916f42b0edb4d81709322

Format: wp-content tar.gz + SQL dump gzip + metadata.json + checksums.json

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