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
7.4svs9.0s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
44 MBvs51 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

UpdraftPlus is faster (7.4s vs 9.0s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (44 MB vs 51 MB)

Backup Scope

UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

UpdraftPlus
Backup
5.3s
Restore
2.1s
WPvivid
Backup
7.1s
Restore
1.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
UpdraftPlusTotal: 7.6s
Backup
5.4s
Restore
2.1s
WPvividTotal: 9.0s
Backup
7.1s
Restore
1.9s
Managed WordPress
UpdraftPlusTotal: 7.4s
Backup
5.3s
Restore
2.1s
WPvividTotal: 9.0s
Backup
7.1s
Restore
1.9s
VPS Standard
UpdraftPlusTotal: 7.4s
Backup
5.3s
Restore
2.1s
WPvividTotal: 9.0s
Backup
7.2s
Restore
1.9s

Backup Size & Efficiency

UpdraftPlus
Data backed up160.0 MB
Archive size51.0 MBGZ
Compression3.1:1
Throughput29.7 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
WPvivid
Data backed up88.0 MB
Archive size44.0 MBZIP
Compression2:1
Throughput12.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryUpdraftPlusWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database133.0 KB1184.7 KB=
Plugins4,54562.6 MB2,99946.4 MB-1,546
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads492.0 MB492.0 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other19187.8 KB26193.8 KB+7
Total7,787135.8 MB6,248119.8 MB-1,539

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 5 (median)

UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
4.7s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
6.8s

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
1Median
UpdraftPlus
5.4s2.2s7.6s
WPvivid
7.1s1.9s9.0s
2
UpdraftPlus
5.4s2.1s7.5s
WPvivid
7.1s1.9s9.0s
3
UpdraftPlus
5.7s2.1s7.8s
WPvivid
7.1s1.9s9.0s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
UpdraftPlus
5.3s2.2s7.5s
WPvivid
7.1s1.9s9.0s
5Median
UpdraftPlus
5.3s2.1s7.4s
WPvivid
7.1s1.9s9.0s
6
UpdraftPlus
5.3s2.1s7.4s
WPvivid
7.1s1.9s9.0s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
UpdraftPlus
5.3s2.1s7.4s
WPvivid
7.2s1.9s9.0s
8Median
UpdraftPlus
5.3s2.1s7.4s
WPvivid
7.1s1.9s9.0s
9
UpdraftPlus
5.4s2.1s7.4s
WPvivid
7.2s1.9s9.0s

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