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 | Duplicator Pro | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 158 | 1023.4 KB | 29 | 172.3 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 7,828 | 97.5 MB | 6,952 | 91.2 MB | -876 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 12 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 7.1s | 28.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 595 | 16.2 MB | 25 | 6.4 MB | -570 |
| Total | 12,545 | 210.6 MB | 10,968 | 193.6 MB | -1,577 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.4s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 7.1s | 27.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.0s | 5.8s | 19.8s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 6.5s | 26.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.3s | 5.4s | 19.7s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.9s | 26.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.7s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.7s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.5s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.5s | 5.7s | 26.2s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.4s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 20.5s | 5.8s | 26.2s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.5s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.5s | 5.7s | 26.2s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.7s | 5.5s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.6s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.1s | 18.1s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator Pro | 20.6s | 5.8s | 26.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.5s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.6s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.3s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 6.1s | 26.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.3s | 5.3s | 17.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 20.6s | 5.7s | 26.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.5s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.5s | 25.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.4s | 18.1s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.6s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.5s | 5.5s | 18.0s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator Pro | 20.6s | 5.7s | 26.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.5s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.8s | 26.2s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.6s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.6s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.4s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |