Not comparable — plugins back up different data
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator Pro | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 172 | 1.4 MB | 43 | 233.1 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 10,349 | 126.6 MB | 9,361 | 120.2 MB | -988 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 261 | 18.2 MB | |
Iteration 5 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 | Duplicator Pro | 19.7s | 8.8s | 28.6s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.0 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 610 | 16.3 MB | 29 | 6.4 MB | -581 |
| Total | 14,524 | 232.9 MB | 12,824 | 215.4 MB | -1,700 |
UpdraftPlus | 12.1s | 6.1s | 18.2s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 22.6s | 10.1s | 32.7s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.6s | 5.8s | 21.4s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 24.6s | 10.1s | 34.7s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.3s | 5.9s | 21.2s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | Duplicator Pro | 18.5s | 9.0s | 27.4s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.2s | 5.7s | 16.9s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 18.4s | 9.6s | 28.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.9s | 5.3s | 16.2s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 18.5s | 9.5s | 28.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.1s | 5.4s | 16.5s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 8.8s | 27.1s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.0s | 5.5s | 16.5s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 9.4s | 27.7s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.0s | 5.6s | 16.6s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | Duplicator Pro | 18.5s | 9.5s | 28.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.8s | 5.5s | 16.3s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |