Fastest total time (backup + restore)
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 32 | 287.2 KB | 112 | 1.3 MB | +80 |
| Plugins | 9,115 | 59.4 MB | 2,870 | 26.0 MB | -6,245 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | ||
Iteration 13 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 4.5s | 10.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
| 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 | 579 | 30.8 MB | +561 |
| Total | 12,324 | 134.3 MB | 6,716 | 129.5 MB | -5,608 |
Duplicator | 10.4s | 2.8s | 13.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 6.1s | 4.7s | 10.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 20.7s | 10.3s | 31.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.6s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 38.5s | 17.2s | 55.7s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.7s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 10.1s | 2.8s | 12.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.5s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 20.3s | 5.1s | 25.4s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 31.3s | 7.6s | 38.9s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.5s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 10.1s | 2.8s | 12.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.6s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 20.0s | 4.9s | 24.9s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 4.6s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 31.0s | 7.4s | 38.4s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.5s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 9.9s | 2.8s | 12.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.3s | 10.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 20.0s | 5.4s | 25.4s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 4.3s | 10.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 31.1s | 7.7s | 38.8s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 4.4s | 10.0s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 10.3s | 2.9s | 13.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.4s | 10.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 19.8s | 5.0s | 24.8s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.5s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 30.8s | 7.5s | 38.3s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.5s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 10.5s | 2.8s | 13.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.4s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 20.3s | 5.2s | 25.5s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 30.8s | 7.3s | 38.2s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |