Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (18.5s vs 26.9s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (82 MB vs 182 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 | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 20 | 252.6 KB | 130 | 2.0 MB | +110 |
| Plugins | 5,695 | 80.1 MB | 6,583 | 88.8 MB | +888 |
| Themes | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 | 5.5s | 19.0s | 24.5s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | 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
| 1.9 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | = |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 591 | 38.8 MB | +571 |
| Total | 9,676 | 174.1 MB | 11,238 | 223.1 MB | +1,562 |
Duplicator | 21.1s | 7.6s | 28.7s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 222.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 8.0s | 19.1s | 27.1s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 25.3s | 7.9s | 33.2s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 7.7s | 20.0s | 27.7s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 27.2s | 8.0s | 35.3s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 2.8s | 15.6s | 18.4s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 19.2s | 7.6s | 26.9s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 222.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.5s | 19.2s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 21.9s | 7.6s | 29.6s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 15.7s | 18.5s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 21.8s | 7.6s | 29.4s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.9s | 19.6s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 19.1s | 7.6s | 26.7s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 222.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.2s | 18.8s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 21.7s | 7.6s | 29.3s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.0s | 18.7s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 21.9s | 7.8s | 29.7s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |