Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (26.3s vs 35.6s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (108 MB vs 219 MB)
⚠️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 | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 3.1 MB | 131 | 5.2 MB | +110 |
| Plugins | 10,573 | 119.9 MB | 11,464 | 128.7 MB | +891 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
Iteration 9 (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 | 10.6s | 31.5s | 42.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | 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
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | = |
| Other | 21 | 199.5 KB | 592 | 40.1 MB | +571 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 15,745 | 258.9 MB | +1,565 |
Duplicator | 26.4s | 13.5s | 39.9s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 9.4s | 31.4s | 40.8s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 31.5s | 14.6s | 46.1s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 11.2s | 28.1s | 39.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 32.4s | 15.6s | 48.1s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 4.0s | 24.1s | 28.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 23.0s | 12.6s | 35.6s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 3.9s | 22.4s | 26.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 25.5s | 13.5s | 39.1s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 5.1s | 23.5s | 28.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 26.5s | 13.5s | 39.9s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 4.0s | 25.7s | 29.7s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.8s | 12.4s | 35.2s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.9s | 22.8s | 26.7s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 25.5s | 13.8s | 39.3s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 5.2s | 21.1s | 26.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 26.3s | 12.0s | 38.3s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |