BackWPup vs Duplicator Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPup v4.1.2Duplicator v1.5.9
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
18.5svs26.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
Duplicator
82 MBvs182 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
2.7s
Restore
15.7s
Duplicator
Backup
19.2s
Restore
7.6s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 27.1s
Backup
7.7s
Restore
19.1s
DuplicatorTotal: 33.2s
Backup
25.3s
Restore
7.9s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 18.5s
Backup
2.8s
Restore
15.7s
DuplicatorTotal: 29.4s
Backup
21.8s
Restore
7.6s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 18.8s
Backup
2.7s
Restore
16.2s
DuplicatorTotal: 29.3s
Backup
21.7s
Restore
7.6s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up248.0 MB
Archive size182.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput32.1 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
Duplicator
Data backed up222.0 MB
Archive size82.0 MBZIP
Compression2.9:1
Throughput9.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupDuplicatorDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database20252.6 KB1302.0 MB+110
Plugins5,69580.1 MB6,58388.8 MB+888
Themes1,14035.8 MB1,14035.8 MB=
Uploads641.9 MB571.9 MB-7
WP Core2,73355.9 MB2,73355.9 MB=
wp-config420.5 KB416.1 KB=
Other20182.6 KB59138.8 MB+571
Total9,676174.1 MB11,238223.1 MB+1,562

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.5s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
Duplicator
SCAN
0.5s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
17.1s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
INSTALLER
0.7s

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
5.5s19.0s24.5s
Duplicator
21.1s7.6s28.7s
2Median
BackWPup
8.0s19.1s27.1s
Duplicator
25.3s7.9s33.2s
3
BackWPup
7.7s20.0s27.7s
Duplicator
27.2s8.0s35.3s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
2.8s15.6s18.4s
Duplicator
19.2s7.6s26.9s
5
BackWPup
2.7s16.5s19.2s
Duplicator
21.9s7.6s29.6s
6Median
BackWPup
2.8s15.7s18.5s
Duplicator
21.8s7.6s29.4s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
2.7s16.9s19.6s
Duplicator
19.1s7.6s26.7s
8Median
BackWPup
2.7s16.2s18.8s
Duplicator
21.7s7.6s29.3s
9
BackWPup
2.7s16.0s18.7s
Duplicator
21.9s7.8s29.7s

Downloads

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