Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
UpdraftPlus is faster (7.4s vs 9.0s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (44 MB vs 51 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 33.0 KB | 1 | 184.7 KB | = |
| Plugins | 4,545 | 62.6 MB | 2,999 | 46.4 MB | -1,546 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 5 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | UpdraftPlus | 5.4s | 2.2s | 7.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 |
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| = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | = |
| Other | 19 | 187.8 KB | 26 | 193.8 KB | +7 |
| Total | 7,787 | 135.8 MB | 6,248 | 119.8 MB | -1,539 |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 5.4s | 2.1s | 7.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.1s | 7.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.2s | 7.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.2s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | UpdraftPlus | 5.3s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | UpdraftPlus | 5.4s | 2.1s | 7.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.2s | 1.9s | 9.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |