Fastest total time (backup + restore)
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 74 | 362.4 KB | 158 | 1023.4 KB | +84 |
| Plugins | 12,620 | 117.7 MB | 7,828 | 97.5 MB | -4,792 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 63 | 5.0 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 13 (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 | 10.4s | 6.7s | 17.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 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 | 18 | 178.9 KB | 595 | 16.2 MB | +577 |
| Total | 16,679 | 217.2 MB | 12,545 | 210.6 MB | -4,134 |
Duplicator Pro | 20.7s | 6.7s | 27.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.9s | 17.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 6.9s | 27.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.8s | 17.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 6.7s | 26.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.4s | 16.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.9s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 9.8s | 6.6s | 16.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 19.9s | 6.0s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.6s | 16.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.7s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.5s | 16.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.0s | 5.3s | 25.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.5s | 16.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 6.0s | 26.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 9.7s | 6.8s | 16.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.5s | 25.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.4s | 16.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.6s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 9.8s | 6.7s | 16.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.5s | 25.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 9.8s | 6.5s | 16.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.8s | 26.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.4s | 16.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.0s | 5.5s | 25.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.5s | 16.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.5s | 25.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 6.6s | 16.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.8s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.6s | 16.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.4s | 25.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.6s | 16.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.7s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.5s | 16.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.5s | 25.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |