Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 6.2 MB | 169 | 7.5 MB | +18 |
| Plugins | 25,598 | 309.0 MB | 19,354 | 275.6 MB | -6,244 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 828 | 34.3 MB | 822 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 34.6s | 38.6s | 1m 13.2s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 31.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | +2 |
| Other | 21 | 199.8 KB | 590 | 42.0 MB | +569 |
| Total | 29,895 | 425.1 MB | 24,234 | 431.7 MB | -5,661 |
Duplicator | 53.7s | 24.8s | 1m 18.5s | 190.0 MBZIPdefX/ 458.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 33.9s | 40.3s | 1m 14.3s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 57.5s | 44.3s | 2m 41.8s | 376.0 MBZIPdefX/ 940.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 34.6s | 40.2s | 1m 14.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 3m 21.7s | 1m 7.5s | 4m 29.2s | 564.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.4 GB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.1s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 42.2s | 11.2s | 53.5s | 190.0 MBZIPdefX/ 458.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 23.7s | 43.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 43.2s | 44.3s | 2m 27.6s | 376.0 MBZIPdefX/ 940.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 25.2s | 45.1s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 3m 0.7s | 1m 3.8s | 4m 4.5s | 564.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.4 GB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.6s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 41.2s | 10.3s | 51.5s | 190.0 MBZIPdefX/ 458.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 25.1s | 44.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 30.6s | 20.0s | 1m 50.6s | 376.0 MBZIPdefX/ 940.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 24.9s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 2m 53.4s | 52.2s | 3m 45.6s | 564.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.4 GB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 19.5s | 25.0s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 41.2s | 10.5s | 51.7s | 190.0 MBZIPdefX/ 458.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 23.3s | 43.0s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 44.5s | 44.2s | 2m 28.7s | 376.0 MBZIPdefX/ 940.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.7s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 2m 59.0s | 1m 0.8s | 3m 59.8s | 564.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.4 GB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.0s | 43.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 41.2s | 11.1s | 52.2s | 190.0 MBZIPdefX/ 458.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.8s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 30.7s | 20.3s | 1m 50.9s | 376.0 MBZIPdefX/ 940.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 23.9s | 43.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 2m 32.7s | 29.7s | 3m 2.4s | 564.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.4 GB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.7s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 41.1s | 10.3s | 51.4s | 190.0 MBZIPdefX/ 458.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.8s | 44.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 30.5s | 20.5s | 1m 51.0s | 376.0 MBZIPdefX/ 940.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.3s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 2m 31.7s | 30.3s | 3m 2.0s | 564.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.4 GB | 2.5:1 | Verified |