Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 88 | 921.8 KB | 144 | 2.5 MB | +56 |
| Plugins | 14,746 | 141.6 MB | 8,502 | 108.2 MB | -6,244 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 267 | 21.4 MB | 261 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.0s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | +2 |
| Other | 20 | 183.5 KB | 589 | 38.7 MB | +569 |
| Total | 18,250 | 234.4 MB | 12,627 | 238.0 MB | -5,623 |
| 23.7s |
| 5.4s |
| 29.1s |
| 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB |
| 2.4:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 7.8s | 18.4s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 48.3s | 10.5s | 58.8s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.1s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 29.1s | 33.1s | 2m 2.2s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |