Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 2.8 MB | 1 | 384.5 KB | = |
| Plugins | 10,821 | 123.9 MB | 12,099 | 135.8 MB | +1,278 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 558 | 18.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 259 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
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 | 9.7s | 10.3s | 19.9s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
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| = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | = |
| Other | 29 | 6.4 MB | 30 | 6.5 MB | +1 |
| Total | 14,451 | 218.6 MB | 15,730 | 228.1 MB | +1,279 |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 6.0s | 18.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 9.7s | 10.5s | 20.1s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 5.9s | 19.3s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 10.5s | 10.6s | 21.1s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 6.5s | 20.1s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SafeGuard | 7.9s | 8.4s | 16.3s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.1s | 5.9s | 16.9s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | SafeGuard | 8.0s | 8.5s | 16.5s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.4s | 5.8s | 17.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 8.1s | 8.8s | 16.8s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.4s | 5.9s | 17.3s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | SafeGuard | 8.2s | 8.5s | 16.6s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Failed |
UpdraftPlus | 11.1s | 5.7s | 16.9s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 8.1s | 8.3s | 16.4s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.2s | 5.8s | 17.0s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | SafeGuard | 7.9s | 8.5s | 16.5s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.2s | 6.0s | 17.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |