UpdraftPlus wins vs Duplicator

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DuplicatorFREEvsUpdraftPlusPRO

Duplicator v1.5.9|UpdraftPlus v1.24.2|Apr 11, 2026, 08:21 AM

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Speed (different scopes)

UpdraftPlus

25.2svs33.2s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage Result

DRAW

Duplicator105 MB

UpdraftPlus93 MB

Best Overall

Not Directly Comparable

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.

Backup Scope

Duplicator

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php

UpdraftPlus

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

Duplicator

Backup

26.6s

Restore

6.7s

UpdraftPlus

Backup

16.0s

Restore

8.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

DuplicatorTotal: 1m 39.9s

Backup

1m 11.8s

Restore

28.1s

UpdraftPlusTotal: 27.2s

Backup

18.2s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

Duplicator

Data backed up264.0 MB

Archive size105.0 MBZIP

Compression2.7:1

Throughput7.7 MB/s

Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

UpdraftPlus

Data backed up273.0 MB

Archive size93.0 MBGZ

Compression2.9:1

Throughput15.0 MB/s

Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

Category	Duplicator		UpdraftPlus		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	131	3.3 MB	30	394.9 KB	-101
Plugins	11,221	127.7 MB	11,797	134.6 MB	+576
Themes	562	19.4 MB	562	19.4 MB	=
Uploads	267	9.7 MB	267	9.7 MB

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 10 (median)

Duplicator

SCAN

0.8s

VERIFY

0.0s

Iteration Results

18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	Duplicator	27.9s	16.2s	44.1s	105.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB	2.5:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — Duplicator (TXT)File Inventory — UpdraftPlus (TXT)

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2Median	Duplicator	1m 11.8s	28.1s	1m 39.9s	209.0 MBZIPdefX/ 553.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
2Median	UpdraftPlus	18.2s	9.0s	27.2s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

3	Duplicator	1m 52.9s	40.9s	2m 33.8s	313.0 MBZIPdefX/ 843.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
3	UpdraftPlus	18.7s	9.2s	27.9s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
4	Duplicator	26.7s	6.6s	33.4s	105.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB	2.5:1	Verified
4	UpdraftPlus	16.3s	9.1s	25.4s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
5Median	Duplicator	56.6s	25.3s	1m 21.9s	209.0 MBZIPdefX/ 553.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
5Median	UpdraftPlus	16.3s	9.1s	25.4s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
6	Duplicator	1m 44.7s	41.5s	2m 26.1s	313.0 MBZIPdefX/ 843.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
6	UpdraftPlus	16.0s	9.4s	25.4s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
7	Duplicator	26.4s	6.8s	33.2s	105.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB	2.5:1	Verified
7	UpdraftPlus	15.8s	8.8s	24.6s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
8Median	Duplicator	55.8s	12.5s	1m 8.3s	209.0 MBZIPdefX/ 553.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
8Median	UpdraftPlus	16.4s	9.0s	25.4s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
9	Duplicator	1m 29.8s	18.9s	1m 48.7s	313.0 MBZIPdefX/ 843.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
9	UpdraftPlus	16.1s	9.2s	25.3s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
13	Duplicator	26.8s	6.9s	33.6s	105.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB	2.5:1	Verified
13	UpdraftPlus	16.2s	8.9s	25.2s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
14Median	Duplicator	56.8s	12.6s	1m 9.4s	209.0 MBZIPdefX/ 553.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
14Median	UpdraftPlus	16.2s	9.0s	25.2s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
15	Duplicator	1m 29.7s	18.8s	1m 48.5s	313.0 MBZIPdefX/ 843.0 MB	2.7:1	Verified
15	UpdraftPlus	16.1s	9.3s	25.4s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

Duplicator vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

DuplicatorFREEvsUpdraftPlusPRO

Backup Scope

Overall Median Times

Per-Profile Median Times

Backup Size & Efficiency

Backup Inventory

Phase Breakdown

Iteration Results

Downloads

Community Governance