Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes
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 | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 3.1 MB | 30 | 663.5 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 10,573 | 119.9 MB | 12,115 | 136.1 MB | +1,542 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.5 MB | 259 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 10.0s | 32.6s | 42.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
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| 9.5 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 | 21 | 199.5 KB | 28 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 15,730 | 228.1 MB | +1,550 |
UpdraftPlus | 18.1s | 9.9s | 28.0s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 10.7s | 33.7s | 44.4s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.9s | 9.7s | 28.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 11.0s | 32.9s | 44.0s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.1s | 9.9s | 31.0s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackWPup | 3.8s | 26.7s | 30.5s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.8s | 23.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 4.0s | 25.3s | 29.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.6s | 23.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 5.0s | 26.6s | 31.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.9s | 23.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 4.1s | 25.4s | 29.5s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.9s | 9.6s | 23.5s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 3.9s | 26.7s | 30.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.7s | 23.3s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | ||
| 9 | BackWPup | 5.1s | 26.9s | 32.0s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.0s | 9.9s | 23.9s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |