Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 24 | 1.6 MB | 30 | 526.4 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 10,585 | 122.6 MB | 11,794 | 134.5 MB | +1,209 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.6 MB | 266 | ||
Iteration 2 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SafeGuard | 10.1s | 1.4s | 11.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 256.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 9.6 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 26 | 6.4 MB | 26 | 6.4 MB | = |
| Total | 14,193 | 215.0 MB | 15,409 | 225.8 MB | +1,216 |
| 19.0s |
| 11.2s |
| 30.2s |
| 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB |
| 2.9:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 10.3s | 1.3s | 11.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 256.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.1s | 11.7s | 30.8s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 10.3s | 1.3s | 11.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 256.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.2s | 11.9s | 31.1s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |