Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (9.8s vs 18.2s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (70 MB vs 180 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 20 | 249.1 KB | 29 | 172.3 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 5,489 | 75.6 MB | 6,951 | 91.2 MB | +1,462 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
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 | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.8s | 10.2s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 25 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 9,499 | 171.8 MB | 10,967 | 193.6 MB | +1,468 |
| 13.0s |
| 5.5s |
| 18.5s |
| 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB |
| 3.2:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.5s | 9.8s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.4s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.5s | 9.7s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.7s | 5.5s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |