Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 34 | 672.3 KB | 172 | 1.4 MB | +138 |
| Plugins | 7,821 | 104.0 MB | 10,349 | 126.6 MB | +2,528 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 5 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 | BackWPup | 7.6s | 22.2s | 29.8s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 18.2 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 5 | 17.0 KB | +1 |
| Other | 22 | 187.9 KB | 610 | 16.3 MB | +588 |
| Total | 11,276 | 193.4 MB | 14,524 | 232.9 MB | +3,248 |
Duplicator Pro | 19.6s | 8.9s | 28.5s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 9.2s | 23.4s | 32.6s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 23.2s | 10.8s | 34.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 8.9s | 23.0s | 31.8s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 25.0s | 10.6s | 35.6s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackWPup | 2.9s | 17.9s | 20.8s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.5s | 8.6s | 27.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 17.1s | 20.0s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 8.8s | 27.1s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 17.9s | 20.9s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.5s | 9.3s | 27.8s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 16.9s | 19.9s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 8.5s | 26.9s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 17.3s | 20.4s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 9.1s | 27.4s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 17.2s | 20.2s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 9.2s | 27.5s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |