Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (3.2s vs 11.2s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (40 MB vs 93 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 2 | 169.8 KB | 11 | 111.5 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 1,983 | 17.2 MB | 3,443 | 32.8 MB | +1,460 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.3 KB | 24 | ||
Iteration 2 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 0.0s | 3.1s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 141.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| 968.9 KB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 20 | 180.5 KB | 17 | 177.5 KB | -3 |
| Total | 5,162 | 88.3 MB | 6,620 | 103.8 MB | +1,458 |
| 8.3s |
| 3.0s |
| 11.3s |
| 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB |
| 3.1:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 3.2s | 0.0s | 3.2s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 141.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 3.0s | 11.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 3.3s | 0.0s | 3.3s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 141.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 3.0s | 11.1s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |