Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 144 | 2.5 MB | 43 | 231.2 KB | -101 |
| Plugins | 8,503 | 108.2 MB | 9,079 | 115.1 MB | +576 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 261 | 18.2 MB | |
Iteration 16 (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 | Duplicator | 24.5s | 5.6s | 30.0s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 589 | 38.7 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | -562 |
| Total | 12,628 | 238.1 MB | 12,540 | 210.4 MB | -88 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.8s | 5.9s | 19.7s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 55.5s | 22.5s | 1m 18.0s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.6s | 6.1s | 20.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
| 3 | Duplicator | 1m 30.9s | 33.8s | 2m 4.6s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.8s | 6.0s | 20.8s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 23.5s | 5.4s | 28.9s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 6.1s | 19.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 48.5s | 10.5s | 59.0s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.0s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 1m 28.1s | 34.1s | 2m 2.1s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.1s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 23.3s | 5.4s | 28.7s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.2s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 48.3s | 10.3s | 58.6s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 5.8s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 1m 15.8s | 15.9s | 1m 31.6s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.0s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator | 23.6s | 5.4s | 29.0s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.1s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 11Median | Duplicator | 48.0s | 10.3s | 58.3s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 5.9s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | Duplicator | 1m 27.7s | 33.5s | 2m 1.2s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 5.9s | 19.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator | 23.7s | 5.4s | 29.1s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 5.9s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | Duplicator | 48.2s | 10.2s | 58.4s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 5.8s | 19.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | Duplicator | 1m 16.4s | 15.4s | 1m 31.8s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator | 23.5s | 5.3s | 28.8s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.1s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 17Median | Duplicator | 48.0s | 10.4s | 58.4s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 5.8s | 18.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator | 1m 16.3s | 15.7s | 1m 32.0s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 5.8s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |