Fastest total time (backup + restore)
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 33 | 286.8 KB | 112 | 1.4 MB | +79 |
| Plugins | 9,310 | 59.9 MB | 3,067 | 26.5 MB | -6,243 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | ||
Iteration 4 (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 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.6s | 43.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 968.9 KB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | +2 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 581 | 31.3 MB | +563 |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 6,915 | 130.5 MB | -5,605 |
Duplicator | 8.8s | 4.5s | 13.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.6s | 39.5s | 45.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.5s | 16.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 5.4s | 38.9s | 44.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.5s | 4.7s | 16.2s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.0s | 43.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 8.8s | 4.5s | 13.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.6s | 43.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.6s | 16.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 38.1s | 43.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.2s | 4.7s | 15.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 38.0s | 43.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 8.8s | 4.6s | 13.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.0s | 43.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.6s | 4.6s | 16.2s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 37.7s | 42.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.6s | 16.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |