Not comparable — plugins back up different data
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 5 | 273.4 KB | 11 | 115.5 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 2,443 | 22.0 MB | 3,718 | 33.9 MB | +1,275 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 24 | 968.9 KB | 24 | 968.9 KB | |
Iteration 8 (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 | SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.7s | 7.0s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | = |
| Total | 5,618 | 93.8 MB | 6,900 | 105.5 MB | +1,282 |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.7s | 8.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 3.4s | 3.7s | 7.0s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.8s | 8.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.6s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.6s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | SafeGuard | 3.2s | 3.6s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 3.0s | 8.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | SafeGuard | 3.2s | 3.6s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.7s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 3.4s | 3.7s | 7.1s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.8s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.7s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.8s | 8.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.6s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.7s | 8.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | SafeGuard | 3.2s | 3.7s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.7s | 8.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |