Not comparable — plugins back up different data
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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 | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 88 | 921.7 KB | 43 | 231.2 KB | -45 |
| Plugins | 14,747 | 141.6 MB | 9,079 | 115.1 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 267 | 21.4 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 14 (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 | 12.1s | 15.5s | 27.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 20 | 183.5 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 18,251 | 234.4 MB | 12,540 | 210.4 MB | -5,711 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 6.1s | 19.8s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 12.1s | 14.7s | 26.9s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.9s | 5.8s | 20.7s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 11.7s | 16.3s | 28.1s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.9s | 6.0s | 20.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.2s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.1s | 19.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.1s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.0s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.1s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 6.0s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.2s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.1s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.1s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.1s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.6s | 19.2s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.4s | 19.8s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.2s | 18.8s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 6.0s | 19.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.1s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 10.7s | 8.2s | 18.9s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 6.3s | 19.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.1s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 6.1s | 19.8s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 7.9s | 18.4s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.0s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 15Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 7.9s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.3s | 19.7s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.1s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.1s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.0s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 6.1s | 19.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.0s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.2s | 19.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |