Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 11 | 111.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -11 |
| Plugins | 3,446 | 32.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -3,446 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 24 | 968.9 KB | 0 | ||
Iteration 13 (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 | UpdraftPlus | 7.2s | 2.5s | 9.7s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 0 B |
| -24 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 7 | 33.5 MB | -10 |
| Total | 6,628 | 104.5 MB | 7 | 33.5 MB | -6,621 |
WPvivid | 7.2s | 0.6s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | UpdraftPlus | 7.2s | 2.6s | 9.8s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.9s | 0.8s | 9.7s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 7.2s | 2.5s | 9.7s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.7s | 0.8s | 13.5s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 2.6s | 9.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 0.7s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | UpdraftPlus | 7.0s | 2.5s | 9.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.3s | 0.8s | 10.0s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 7.1s | 2.6s | 9.6s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.8s | 0.9s | 13.7s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UpdraftPlus | 7.0s | 2.7s | 9.7s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.2s | 0.6s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 2.6s | 9.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.2s | 0.7s | 9.9s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 9 | UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 2.5s | 9.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.7s | 0.8s | 13.5s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | UpdraftPlus | 7.2s | 2.7s | 9.9s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 0.7s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 2.6s | 9.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.1s | 0.7s | 9.8s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 12 | UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 2.4s | 9.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.8s | 0.9s | 13.7s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 2.5s | 9.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 0.6s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | UpdraftPlus | 7.0s | 2.7s | 9.6s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.0s | 0.7s | 9.7s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 15 | UpdraftPlus | 7.1s | 2.7s | 9.9s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.9s | 0.9s | 13.8s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 2.4s | 9.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 7.1s | 0.7s | 7.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 1.6:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 2.5s | 9.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.0s | 0.7s | 9.7s | 66.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.8:1* | ||
| 18 | UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 2.5s | 9.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.8s | 0.8s | 13.6s | 131.0 MBZIPdefX/ 54.0 MB | 0.4:1* | Verified |