BackWPup vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPupFREEvsSafeGuardPRO

BackWPup v5.7.4SafeGuard v1.7.0
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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
6.5svs8.2s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
37 MBvs94 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

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

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
1.6s
Restore
6.6s
SafeGuard
Backup
3.2s
Restore
3.3s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 9.0s
Backup
1.7s
Restore
7.3s
SafeGuardTotal: 6.5s
Backup
3.2s
Restore
3.3s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 8.8s
Backup
1.6s
Restore
7.2s
SafeGuardTotal: 6.7s
Backup
3.2s
Restore
3.4s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 8.5s
Backup
1.7s
Restore
6.8s
SafeGuardTotal: 6.8s
Backup
3.3s
Restore
3.4s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up145.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBTAR
Compression1.5:1
Throughput85.6 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
SafeGuard
Data backed up111.0 MB
Archive size37.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput33.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupSafeGuardDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1165.0 KB1156.0 KB=
Plugins2,13717.2 MB2,40421.5 MB+267
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads31973.0 KB24968.9 KB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other22190.7 KB19187.8 KB-3
Total5,36589.5 MB5,62193.8 MB+256

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 9 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
0.9s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
2.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s

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
1.7s7.6s9.3s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.5s6.8s
2Median
BackWPup
1.7s7.3s9.0s
SafeGuard
3.2s3.3s6.5s
3
BackWPup
1.6s6.7s8.3s
SafeGuard
3.2s3.3s6.5s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
1.6s5.8s7.4s
SafeGuard
3.2s3.4s6.6s
5Median
BackWPup
1.7s7.2s8.8s
SafeGuard
3.2s3.6s6.8s
6
BackWPup
1.6s7.3s8.9s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.4s6.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
1.7s8.1s9.8s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.7s7.0s
8Median
BackWPup
1.7s6.8s8.5s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.4s6.8s
9
BackWPup
1.6s6.6s8.2s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.2s6.5s

Downloads

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