Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (5.2s vs 22.3s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (87 MB vs 197 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 34 | 681.7 KB | 43 | 231.3 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 7,613 | 99.4 MB | 9,076 | 115.0 MB | +1,463 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 3 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 5.3s | 0.0s | 5.3s | 197.0 MBTARnone/ 263.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 22 | 186.6 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 11,063 | 188.2 MB | 12,532 | 209.7 MB | +1,469 |
| 15.3s |
| 7.2s |
| 22.4s |
| 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB |
| 2.9:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 5.2s | 0.0s | 5.2s | 197.0 MBTARnone/ 263.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.0s | 6.9s | 21.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 5.2s | 0.0s | 5.2s | 197.0 MBTARnone/ 263.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.3s | 7.0s | 22.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |