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 | BackWPup | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 34 | 683.2 KB | 37 | 743.0 KB | +3 |
| Plugins | 7,616 | 99.5 MB | 7,869 | 103.2 MB | +253 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | 18.2 MB | |
Iteration 5 (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 | BackWPup | 6.2s | 7.3s | 13.6s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -2 |
| Other | 22 | 188.0 KB | 31 | 6.4 MB | +9 |
| Total | 11,071 | 189.0 MB | 11,327 | 199.0 MB | +256 |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.1s | 9.6s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 5.8s | 7.1s | 12.9s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 5.9s | 7.5s | 13.4s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.6s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.3s | 11.1s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.3s | 11.0s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 0.9s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.6s | 11.3s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.1s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.4s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 4.9s | 6.5s | 11.3s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 4.5s | 6.4s | 10.9s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.2s | 11.0s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.5s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackWPup | 4.9s | 6.5s | 11.4s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.1s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 4.6s | 6.4s | 11.0s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.5s | 11.3s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.1s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.4s | 11.1s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.5s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.4s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.6s | 0.9s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackWPup | 4.6s | 6.6s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |