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 | 46 | 359.3 KB | 126 | 1.5 MB | +80 |
| Plugins | 9,952 | 84.5 MB | 3,707 | 51.1 MB | -6,245 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 55 | 5.2 MB | 49 | ||
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 | 6.7s | 4.9s | 11.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
| 2.0 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 | 18 | 178.9 KB | 579 | 31.0 MB | +561 |
| Total | 13,200 | 160.6 MB | 7,592 | 156.1 MB | -5,608 |
| 12.2s |
| 3.2s |
| 15.4s |
| 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 146.0 MB |
| 2.6:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 6.7s | 5.1s | 11.8s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 24.1s | 5.8s | 29.9s | 111.0 MBZIPdefX/ 316.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 4.7s | 11.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 37.6s | 8.5s | 46.1s | 166.0 MBZIPdefX/ 486.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |