Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (17.8s vs 28.3s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (478 MB vs 594 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 1.4 MB | 30 | 248.8 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 7,012 | 112.7 MB | 8,478 | 128.3 MB | +1,466 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,778 | 398.8 MB | 2,771 | ||
Iteration 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackWPup | 6.9s | 10.9s | 17.8s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
| 398.8 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 | 22 | 188.7 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 12,964 | 583.5 MB | 14,436 | 604.2 MB | +1,472 |
UpdraftPlus | 21.9s | 6.1s | 28.0s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 7.0s | 11.1s | 18.1s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.3s | 6.4s | 28.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 3 | BackWPup | 7.2s | 8.7s | 15.9s | 594.0 MBTARnone/ 661.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.7s | 6.7s | 28.3s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |