SafeGuard vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

completedWooCommerce Standard (M) -- M

SafeGuardPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

SafeGuard v1.7.0UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26
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🔒 SequentialWooCommerce Standard (M) — MNone Load
Speed Winner
SafeGuard
16.4svs16.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
93 MBvs94 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

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

Backup Scope

SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

SafeGuard
Backup
7.9s
Restore
8.4s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
11.1s
Restore
5.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
SafeGuardTotal: 20.1s
Backup
9.7s
Restore
10.5s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 19.3s
Backup
13.4s
Restore
6.0s
Managed WordPress
SafeGuardTotal: 16.5s
Backup
8.0s
Restore
8.5s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 17.2s
Backup
11.4s
Restore
5.9s
VPS Standard
SafeGuardTotal: 16.5s
Backup
8.1s
Restore
8.5s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 17.0s
Backup
11.2s
Restore
5.8s

Backup Size & Efficiency

SafeGuard
Data backed up259.0 MB
Archive size93.0 MBZIP
Compression2.8:1
Throughput26.7 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up275.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBGZ
Compression2.9:1
Throughput20.5 MB/s
Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

CategorySafeGuardUpdraftPlusDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database12.8 MB1384.5 KB=
Plugins10,821123.9 MB12,099135.8 MB+1,278
Themes55818.6 MB55818.6 MB=
Uploads2599.5 MB2599.5 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other296.4 MB306.5 MB+1
Total14,451218.6 MB15,730228.1 MB+1,279

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

SafeGuard
SCAN
0.2s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
6.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
9.3s
DB_EXPORT
1.0s

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
SafeGuard
9.7s10.3s19.9s
UpdraftPlus
12.6s6.0s18.6s
2Median
SafeGuard
9.7s10.5s20.1s
UpdraftPlus
13.4s5.9s19.3s
3
SafeGuard
10.5s10.6s21.1s
UpdraftPlus
13.6s6.5s20.1s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
SafeGuard
7.9s8.4s16.3s
UpdraftPlus
11.1s5.9s16.9s
5Median
SafeGuard
8.0s8.5s16.5s
UpdraftPlus
11.4s5.8s17.2s
6
SafeGuard
8.1s8.8s16.8s
UpdraftPlus
11.4s5.9s17.3s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
SafeGuard
8.2s8.5s16.6s
UpdraftPlus
11.1s5.7s16.9s
8
SafeGuard
8.1s8.3s16.4s
UpdraftPlus
11.2s5.8s17.0s
9
SafeGuard
7.9s8.5s16.5s
UpdraftPlus
11.2s6.0s17.2s

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