Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (13.3s vs 25.4s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (478 MB vs 594 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 1.4 MB | 30 | 248.7 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 7,013 | 112.7 MB | 8,479 | 128.4 MB | +1,466 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,778 | 398.8 MB | 2,771 | ||
Iteration 16 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackWPup | 11.6s | 17.3s | 28.8s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 |
| 398.8 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 22 | 188.7 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 12,965 | 583.5 MB | 14,437 | 604.2 MB | +1,472 |
UpdraftPlus | 28.3s | 6.3s | 34.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 2 | BackWPup | 11.6s | 17.6s | 29.2s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 28.7s | 6.3s | 35.0s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 3 | BackWPup | 11.0s | 17.3s | 28.3s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 28.7s | 6.3s | 35.0s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 7.3s | 10.9s | 18.2s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.1s | 6.6s | 28.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 7.0s | 11.1s | 18.1s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.9s | 6.3s | 28.2s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 6.7s | 8.7s | 15.4s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.1s | 6.6s | 28.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 5.8s | 7.9s | 13.7s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.2s | 25.5s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 5.8s | 7.9s | 13.7s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.2s | 25.5s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 9 | BackWPup | 5.5s | 8.0s | 13.5s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.2s | 6.4s | 25.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 7.0s | 11.5s | 18.5s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.9s | 6.4s | 28.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 11Median | BackWPup | 6.9s | 11.2s | 18.1s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.1s | 6.3s | 28.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 12 | BackWPup | 7.1s | 8.6s | 15.6s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.7s | 6.7s | 28.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | BackWPup | 5.6s | 8.0s | 13.6s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.1s | 6.3s | 25.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 14 | BackWPup | 5.7s | 8.0s | 13.7s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.1s | 6.3s | 25.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 15 | BackWPup | 5.7s | 7.9s | 13.6s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.9s | 6.3s | 25.2s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 5.4s | 7.9s | 13.3s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.3s | 25.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackWPup | 5.6s | 7.7s | 13.2s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.4s | 6.4s | 25.8s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 18 | BackWPup | 5.4s | 8.2s | 13.6s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.2s | 6.4s | 25.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |