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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 25 | 152.0 KB | 0 | 0 B | -25 |
| Plugins | 4,284 | 58.1 MB | 0 | 0 B | -4,284 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 0 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 | UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 0 B |
| -49 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 7 | 41.7 MB | -10 |
| Total | 7,505 | 130.8 MB | 7 | 41.7 MB | -7,498 |
WPvivid | 9.4s | 0.7s | 10.1s | 41.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.4s | 2.8s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 11.6s | 0.9s | 12.5s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 1.0:1* | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 8.4s | 2.8s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 16.7s | 1.1s | 17.8s | 163.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 0.5:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.9s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.7s | 0.7s | 10.4s | 41.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.9s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 11.6s | 0.8s | 12.4s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 1.0:1* | ||
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 3.0s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 16.3s | 1.0s | 17.4s | 163.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 0.5:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.8s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.2s | 0.7s | 9.9s | 41.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 3.0s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 11.8s | 0.8s | 12.6s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 1.0:1* | ||
| 9 | UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.9s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 16.8s | 1.0s | 17.9s | 163.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 0.5:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.9s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.3s | 0.7s | 10.0s | 41.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.9s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 12.0s | 0.8s | 12.8s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 1.0:1* | ||
| 12 | UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 2.7s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 16.4s | 1.0s | 17.3s | 163.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 0.5:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.7s | 10.7s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.2s | 0.7s | 10.0s | 41.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.8s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 11.9s | 0.8s | 12.6s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 1.0:1* | ||
| 15 | UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.8s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 16.8s | 0.9s | 17.6s | 163.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 0.5:1* | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 3.0s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 9.3s | 0.8s | 10.1s | 41.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.9s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 11.8s | 0.8s | 12.7s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 1.0:1* | ||
| 18 | UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 16.3s | 0.9s | 17.3s | 163.0 MBZIPdefX/ 82.0 MB | 0.5:1* | Verified |