BackWPup vs Duplicator Pro Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPupFREEvsDuplicator ProPRO

BackWPup v4.1.2Duplicator Pro v4.5.24
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
20.0svs27.0s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
Duplicator Pro
94 MBvs202 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (20.0s vs 27.0s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (94 MB vs 202 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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
2.9s
Restore
17.1s
Duplicator Pro
Backup
18.3s
Restore
8.6s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 31.8s
Backup
8.9s
Restore
23.0s
Duplicator ProTotal: 34.0s
Backup
23.2s
Restore
10.6s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 20.8s
Backup
2.9s
Restore
17.9s
Duplicator ProTotal: 27.1s
Backup
18.5s
Restore
8.8s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 20.2s
Backup
3.0s
Restore
17.2s
Duplicator ProTotal: 27.4s
Backup
18.3s
Restore
9.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up271.0 MB
Archive size202.0 MBTAR
Compression1.3:1
Throughput30.6 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
Duplicator Pro
Data backed up264.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBZIP
Compression2.8:1
Throughput11.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupDuplicator ProDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database34672.3 KB1721.4 MB+138
Plugins7,821104.0 MB10,349126.6 MB+2,528
Themes39414.4 MB39414.4 MB=
Uploads26818.2 MB26118.2 MB-7
WP Core2,73355.9 MB2,73355.9 MB=
wp-config420.5 KB517.0 KB+1
Other22187.9 KB61016.3 MB+588
Total11,276193.4 MB14,524232.9 MB+3,248

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 5 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
Duplicator Pro
SCAN
17.0s

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
1
BackWPup
7.6s22.2s29.8s
Duplicator Pro
19.6s8.9s28.5s
2Median
BackWPup
9.2s23.4s32.6s
Duplicator Pro
23.2s10.8s34.0s
3
BackWPup
8.9s23.0s31.8s
Duplicator Pro
25.0s10.6s35.6s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackWPup
2.9s17.9s20.8s
Duplicator Pro
18.5s8.6s27.0s
5
BackWPup
2.9s17.1s20.0s
Duplicator Pro
18.3s8.8s27.1s
6
BackWPup
2.9s17.9s20.9s
Duplicator Pro
18.5s9.3s27.8s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
3.0s16.9s19.9s
Duplicator Pro
18.3s8.5s26.9s
8
BackWPup
3.1s17.3s20.4s
Duplicator Pro
18.3s9.1s27.4s
9Median
BackWPup
3.0s17.2s20.2s
Duplicator Pro
18.3s9.2s27.5s

Downloads

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