BackWPup vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPupFREEvsSafeGuardPRO

BackWPup v5.7.4SafeGuard v1.7.0
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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
13.3svs17.3s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
70 MBvs182 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
2.7s
Restore
14.6s
SafeGuard
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.3s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 24.9s
Backup
7.2s
Restore
17.7s
SafeGuardTotal: 19.7s
Backup
9.2s
Restore
10.5s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 17.3s
Backup
2.7s
Restore
14.6s
SafeGuardTotal: 13.3s
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.3s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 17.9s
Backup
2.7s
Restore
15.1s
SafeGuardTotal: 13.3s
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.4s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up248.0 MB
Archive size182.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput34.3 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
SafeGuard
Data backed up215.0 MB
Archive size70.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput23.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupSafeGuardDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1194.7 KB1172.4 KB=
Plugins5,66979.5 MB5,93883.9 MB+269
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads641.9 MB571.9 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other22191.5 KB296.4 MB+7
Total9,676174.1 MB9,944184.6 MB+268

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 5 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.2s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
5.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
BackWPup
5.7s16.5s22.2s
SafeGuard
7.6s6.8s14.3s
2Median
BackWPup
7.7s18.8s26.5s
SafeGuard
9.2s10.5s19.7s
3
BackWPup
7.2s17.7s24.9s
SafeGuard
10.6s11.4s22.0s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
2.7s15.2s17.9s
SafeGuard
6.8s6.2s13.0s
5Median
BackWPup
2.7s14.6s17.3s
SafeGuard
6.9s6.3s13.3s
6
BackWPup
2.7s14.0s16.8s
SafeGuard
6.9s6.5s13.4s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
2.7s15.4s18.1s
SafeGuard
6.9s6.3s13.3s
8
BackWPup
2.7s14.6s17.3s
SafeGuard
6.9s6.4s13.3s
9Median
BackWPup
2.7s15.1s17.9s
SafeGuard
6.9s6.5s13.3s

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