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 | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 130 | 2.0 MB | 158 | 1023.4 KB | +28 |
| Plugins | 6,376 | 84.3 MB | 7,828 | 97.5 MB | +1,452 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 | 22.4s | 5.1s | 27.5s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 5 | 17.1 KB | +1 |
| Other | 587 | 38.3 MB | 595 | 16.2 MB | +8 |
| Total | 11,056 | 220.4 MB | 12,545 | 210.6 MB | +1,489 |
Duplicator Pro | 20.5s | 6.9s | 27.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 52.3s | 20.0s | 1m 12.3s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 6.9s | 27.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 1m 23.2s | 30.0s | 1m 53.3s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 6.8s | 27.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 22.4s | 5.0s | 27.4s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.0s | 5.6s | 25.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 45.5s | 9.2s | 54.7s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.5s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 1m 10.0s | 28.7s | 1m 38.7s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 19.9s | 5.5s | 25.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 22.2s | 4.7s | 26.9s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.0s | 5.6s | 25.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 44.6s | 9.2s | 53.8s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.6s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 1m 9.9s | 13.8s | 1m 23.6s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.0s | 5.6s | 25.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator | 22.1s | 4.9s | 27.0s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.8s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator | 45.3s | 9.0s | 54.3s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.5s | 25.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | Duplicator | 1m 10.6s | 29.3s | 1m 40.0s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.5s | 25.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator | 22.1s | 5.0s | 27.0s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.4s | 25.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | Duplicator | 45.4s | 9.0s | 54.4s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 6.0s | 26.2s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | Duplicator | 1m 10.1s | 13.2s | 1m 23.3s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 5.6s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator | 22.0s | 4.8s | 26.7s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.4s | 25.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | Duplicator | 45.9s | 9.2s | 55.1s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.5s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator | 1m 10.4s | 13.3s | 1m 23.8s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 5.7s | 25.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |