Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 77 | 1.6 MB | 131 | 3.4 MB | +54 |
| Plugins | 14,146 | 154.8 MB | 7,902 | 121.4 MB | -6,244 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,777 | 401.9 MB | 2,771 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 25.8s | 11.3s | 37.1s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 398.8 MB |
| -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 | 20 | 183.5 KB | 589 | 38.9 MB | +569 |
| Total | 20,149 | 628.9 MB | 14,524 | 632.9 MB | -5,625 |
| 38.9s |
| 7.8s |
| 46.7s |
| 487.0 MBZIPdefX/ 636.0 MB |
| 1.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 26.9s | 11.0s | 37.9s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 29.7s | 33.2s | 2m 3.0s | 971.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.3 GB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 26.8s | 20.8s | 47.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 2m 25.0s | 50.9s | 3m 16.0s | 1.4 GBZIPdefX/ 1.9 GB | 1.4:1 | Verified |