Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 46 | 359.2 KB | 19 | 313.1 KB | -27 |
| Plugins | 9,953 | 84.6 MB | 3,074 | 46.2 MB | -6,879 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 55 | 5.2 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 10 (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 | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 5.1s | 12.0s | 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 | 2 | 8.9 KB | = |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -1 |
| Total | 13,201 | 160.6 MB | 6,288 | 119.0 MB | -6,913 |
SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.7s | 5.8s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 7.0s | 4.9s | 11.9s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 7.1s | 5.1s | 12.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 7.0s | 5.0s | 12.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 7.0s | 5.1s | 12.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.2s | 0.7s | 5.8s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 5.0s | 11.9s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 7.0s | 5.0s | 12.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 7.0s | 5.1s | 12.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 5.3s | 12.2s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 6.8s | 5.0s | 11.8s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.8s | 0.6s | 5.4s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 5.0s | 11.9s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 7.1s | 5.0s | 12.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 6.8s | 4.8s | 11.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.7s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 5.0s | 11.9s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 5.1s | 12.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 7.1s | 4.9s | 12.0s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.7s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 7.1s | 5.0s | 12.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 7.1s | 5.1s | 12.2s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |