Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (16.7s vs 18.1s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (70 MB vs 75 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 74 | 362.4 KB | 29 | 172.3 KB | -45 |
| Plugins | 12,620 | 117.7 MB | 6,952 | 91.2 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 63 | 5.0 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 14 (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 | 10.5s | 6.8s | 17.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 25 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 16,679 | 217.2 MB | 10,968 | 193.6 MB | -5,711 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 5.6s | 19.1s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 10.4s | 6.5s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.0s | 5.6s | 19.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.8s | 17.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.4s | 4.9s | 19.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.9s | 16.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.4s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 6.8s | 17.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.6s | 18.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.9s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.7s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.7s | 16.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.6s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 6.8s | 16.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.6s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.7s | 16.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.5s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.8s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.6s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackupBuddy | 10.3s | 6.8s | 17.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.6s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 6.7s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.5s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 6.9s | 16.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.1s | 5.4s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.9s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 5.5s | 18.1s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.9s | 17.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.6s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.6s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.2s | 18.0s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.6s | 16.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.5s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.7s | 16.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.3s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |