Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (18.4s vs 27.0s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (91 MB vs 92 MB)
⚠️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 | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 88 | 921.7 KB | 172 | 1.4 MB | +84 |
| Plugins | 14,747 | 141.6 MB | 9,955 | 121.5 MB | -4,792 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 267 | 21.4 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 18 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 11.9s | 14.1s | 26.0s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 18.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 5 | 17.1 KB | +3 |
| Other | 20 | 183.5 KB | 597 | 16.4 MB | +577 |
| Total | 18,251 | 234.4 MB | 14,117 | 227.9 MB | -4,134 |
Duplicator Pro | 21.8s | 8.5s | 30.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 11.8s | 14.4s | 26.2s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 8.7s | 29.7s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 12.0s | 14.1s | 26.1s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.3s | 9.1s | 30.4s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 10.4s | 8.1s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.2s | 27.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 7.9s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.2s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 7.9s | 18.4s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.8s | 6.2s | 27.0s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 7.9s | 18.4s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.1s | 6.2s | 27.3s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 10.4s | 8.1s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.3s | 27.3s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.1s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.2s | 27.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.0s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.2s | 6.3s | 27.5s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 10.7s | 7.9s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.2s | 6.4s | 27.6s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 10.9s | 7.9s | 18.8s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.3s | 6.2s | 27.5s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | BackupBuddy | 10.4s | 7.9s | 18.3s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.1s | 6.3s | 27.4s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.1s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 6.0s | 27.0s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.0s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 6.3s | 27.3s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.1s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.2s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.3s | 18.8s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.1s | 6.2s | 27.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 10.7s | 7.7s | 18.4s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.8s | 6.3s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |