Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 546.4 KB | 1 | 65.4 KB | = |
| Plugins | 8,077 | 107.8 MB | 9,358 | 119.8 MB | +1,281 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 261 | 18.2 MB | |
Iteration 8 (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 | SafeGuard | 9.5s | 8.2s | 17.6s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 5.8 KB | +1 |
| Other | 35 | 6.4 MB | 31 | 6.4 MB | -4 |
| Total | 11,546 | 204.0 MB | 12,824 | 215.4 MB | +1,278 |
UpdraftPlus | 12.4s | 5.7s | 18.1s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 11.9s | 11.4s | 23.3s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.9s | 5.5s | 20.4s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 11.4s | 12.3s | 23.7s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.0s | 5.6s | 20.5s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | SafeGuard | 7.0s | 7.0s | 14.1s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.5s | 16.2s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | SafeGuard | 7.1s | 7.0s | 14.1s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 4.8s | 15.4s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 7.1s | 7.3s | 14.4s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.4s | 16.1s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SafeGuard | 7.2s | 7.2s | 14.4s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.8s | 5.1s | 15.9s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 7.0s | 7.1s | 14.1s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.0s | 15.7s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | SafeGuard | 7.1s | 7.1s | 14.3s | 88.0 MBZIPdefN/ 238.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.4s | 16.0s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |