BackupBuddy vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddyPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

BackupBuddy v9.1.17UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
9.6svs56.2s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
UpdraftPlus
51 MBvs58 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
UpdraftPlus

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
6.2s
Restore
50.0s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
6.6s
Restore
2.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 58.6s
Backup
7.5s
Restore
51.1s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 10.2s
Backup
7.0s
Restore
3.0s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 56.4s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
50.2s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 9.7s
Backup
6.6s
Restore
3.1s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 56.2s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
50.0s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 9.7s
Backup
6.7s
Restore
3.0s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput26.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up160.0 MB
Archive size51.0 MBGZ
Compression3.1:1
Throughput22.9 MB/s
Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyUpdraftPlusDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B133.0 KB+1
Plugins10,13888.6 MB4,54562.6 MB-5,593
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads775.4 MB492.0 MB-28
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other19184.6 KB19187.8 KB=
Total13,407165.1 MB7,787135.8 MB-5,620

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
5.7s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
5.5s
DB_EXPORT
0.6s

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
1Median
BackupBuddy
7.5s51.1s58.6s
UpdraftPlus
7.0s3.2s10.2s
2
BackupBuddy
7.5s50.9s58.3s
UpdraftPlus
6.9s3.0s10.0s
3
BackupBuddy
7.7s51.4s59.0s
UpdraftPlus
8.1s2.9s11.1s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
6.2s50.3s56.4s
UpdraftPlus
6.6s3.0s9.7s
5
BackupBuddy
6.3s50.1s56.4s
UpdraftPlus
6.6s3.1s9.6s
6
BackupBuddy
6.2s50.2s56.4s
UpdraftPlus
6.7s3.1s9.8s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackupBuddy
6.2s50.0s56.2s
UpdraftPlus
6.7s3.0s9.8s
8
BackupBuddy
6.3s50.0s56.3s
UpdraftPlus
6.8s2.9s9.7s
9
BackupBuddy
6.2s50.0s56.2s
UpdraftPlus
6.5s3.1s9.6s

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