UpdraftPlus vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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UpdraftPlusPROvsWPvividFREE

UpdraftPlus v1.24.2WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
12.4svs20.1s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
80 MBvs90 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

UpdraftPlus is faster (12.4s vs 20.1s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (80 MB vs 90 MB)

Backup Scope

UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

UpdraftPlus
Backup
8.9s
Restore
3.5s
WPvivid
Backup
15.9s
Restore
4.1s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
UpdraftPlusTotal: 13.6s
Backup
10.0s
Restore
3.6s
WPvividTotal: 21.1s
Backup
16.9s
Restore
4.2s
Managed WordPress
UpdraftPlusTotal: 12.4s
Backup
8.9s
Restore
3.5s
WPvividTotal: 20.1s
Backup
15.9s
Restore
4.2s
VPS Standard
UpdraftPlusTotal: 12.5s
Backup
8.9s
Restore
3.6s
WPvividTotal: 20.3s
Backup
16.0s
Restore
4.3s

Backup Size & Efficiency

UpdraftPlus
Data backed up254.0 MB
Archive size90.0 MBGZ
Compression2.9:1
Throughput25.4 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
WPvivid
Data backed up181.0 MB
Archive size80.0 MBZIP
Compression2.3:1
Throughput10.7 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryUpdraftPlusWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database165.4 KB1620.7 KB=
Plugins9,358119.8 MB7,812103.5 MB-1,546
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads26118.2 MB26118.2 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other316.4 MB386.4 MB+7
Total12,824215.4 MB11,285199.7 MB-1,539

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 6 (median)

UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
7.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.5s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
15.4s

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
UpdraftPlus
9.3s3.6s13.0s
WPvivid
16.8s4.1s21.0s
2Median
UpdraftPlus
10.0s3.6s13.6s
WPvivid
16.9s4.3s21.1s
3
UpdraftPlus
10.0s3.6s13.6s
WPvivid
17.1s4.2s21.3s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
UpdraftPlus
8.9s3.6s12.4s
WPvivid
15.9s4.2s20.1s
5
UpdraftPlus
8.9s3.5s12.4s
WPvivid
15.9s4.1s20.1s
6Median
UpdraftPlus
8.8s3.5s12.3s
WPvivid
15.9s4.3s20.2s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
UpdraftPlus
8.9s3.6s12.5s
WPvivid
16.0s4.3s20.3s
8
UpdraftPlus
8.9s3.5s12.5s
WPvivid
16.0s4.3s20.3s
9Median
UpdraftPlus
8.9s3.6s12.5s
WPvivid
15.9s4.4s20.3s

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