Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (5.0s vs 20.9s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (70 MB vs 179 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 20 | 246.7 KB | 29 | 172.3 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 5,487 | 75.4 MB | 6,949 | 91.0 MB | +1,462 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
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 | 5.1s | 0.0s | 5.1s | 179.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| -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 | 181.3 KB | 25 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 9,492 | 171.1 MB | 10,960 | 192.9 MB | +1,468 |
| 14.4s |
| 6.7s |
| 21.1s |
| 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 226.0 MB |
| 3.2:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 5.0s | 0.0s | 5.0s | 179.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.1s | 6.7s | 20.8s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 226.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 0.0s | 4.8s | 179.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.1s | 6.7s | 20.9s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 226.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |