Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 77 | 1.6 MB | 30 | 248.7 KB | -47 |
| Plugins | 14,147 | 154.8 MB | 8,479 | 128.4 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,777 | 401.9 MB | 2,771 | ||
Iteration 14 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 35.3s | 21.5s | 56.8s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 |
| 398.8 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 20 | 183.5 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 20,150 | 629.0 MB | 14,437 | 604.2 MB | -5,713 |
UpdraftPlus | 28.0s | 6.6s | 34.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 34.8s | 21.9s | 56.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 28.6s | 6.2s | 34.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 34.7s | 21.9s | 56.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 28.1s | 6.2s | 34.3s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 26.5s | 10.6s | 37.1s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.3s | 6.3s | 28.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 25.9s | 10.6s | 36.5s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.3s | 6.8s | 29.1s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 26.3s | 18.3s | 44.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.9s | 6.3s | 28.3s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 24.8s | 10.9s | 35.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.6s | 6.4s | 26.0s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 24.9s | 11.2s | 36.1s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.4s | 25.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 25.0s | 10.5s | 35.5s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.8s | 6.6s | 26.5s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 26.0s | 11.1s | 37.1s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.6s | 6.6s | 28.2s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 26.3s | 10.7s | 37.0s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.2s | 6.6s | 28.8s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 26.5s | 18.6s | 45.0s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.1s | 6.2s | 28.2s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 24.5s | 10.8s | 35.3s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.5s | 6.5s | 26.1s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 25.0s | 10.6s | 35.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.1s | 6.3s | 25.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 15Median | BackupBuddy | 24.7s | 10.8s | 35.5s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.2s | 6.4s | 25.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | BackupBuddy | 24.8s | 10.9s | 35.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.2s | 25.5s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 25.1s | 10.5s | 35.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.4s | 6.2s | 25.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 25.0s | 10.4s | 35.4s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.2s | 25.5s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |